Oka, Ipperwash, Gustafsen, Caledonia
Laurier bitterly disappointed native leaders, as the "real white" influence in Canadian politics had given way to British colonialism after 1763. There were never massacres on the scale of Wounded Knee, but after 300 years, there is little evidence of the claim that Canada was any better than the US in its relations with the natives. There is little to differentiate the provinces in their relations to natives. The most visible conflict in Quebec in recent times was at Oka in 1990, in Ontario at Ipperwash in 1995, and in BC at Lake Gustafsen, also 1995. There are road blockades across Canada continually going up to protest encroachment on lands claimed by natives as part of broken treaties, or in the case of BC, promises to land that were never formalized.
Tecumseh
For their loyalty to the Crown, the Six Nations were deeded a tract of land along the Grand River. But, as happened to all the other Nations (there are 50 distinct nations and 614 First Nations bands), most of the land would be stripped from them, reduced to present 46,000 acres of what the federal government calls the "Six Nations Reserve No. 40", including the village of Ohsweken, between the cities of Brantford, Caledonia, and Hagersville.
Crescent International
Is Canada a Metis Civilization?
Part II: Six Nations: 'Six Miles Deep' looks at the Six Nations' struggles.
Part III: Prospects for Metis civilization looks at the transition from the Indian Act to Aboriginal self-government and the real prospects for a new dispensation for Canada's native peoples.
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