Oka Standoff

July 11, 1981

July 11, 1981 - A standoff began at Oka, Québec, when police attempted to storm a barricade erected by the Mohawk to block the expansion of a golf course onto land claimed by the Mohawk. The protesters surrendered to soldiers on September 26, after a 2-month-long siege.

Joseph Brant, Mohawk Leader and British Officer 1812

"Every man of us thought that, by fighting for the King, we should ensure ourselves and children a good inheritance."

** Photo Credit Compliance

Oka stare down.jpg by Shaney Komulainen of Canadian Press / Fair Use

Joseph Brant by George Romney, London, 1776 / Public Domain