Oka Crisis Photo Analysis

Photo Students Must Use For Analysis

Photo Caption "Standoff "
Central Question Students Answer in Concluding Analysis
From the 3 criteria of your chosen historical concept, does the photo titled "Standoff" accurately represent the __________________ of the Oka Crisis?
Project Details
STEP 1 → Complete the ladder of inference for the assigned photo titled "Standoff" → See TEMPLATE below. Use only the photo and caption to complete STEP 1. FOCUS on what you SEE.

STEP 2 → Conduct DETAILED RESEARCH about the Oka Crisis then and now to assist in interpreting, analysing, and completing
the 3 criteria in your chosen historical concept. Use the research sources on this project page AND sources
introduced during the library research period. The top 4 recommended sources from our virtual library are: Global
Issues in Context, Canadian Points of View, Explora, & CBC Curio. Notable mentions are Canadian Encyclopedia &
Canada in Context. The minimum research requirements are 2 research sources to support each of the 3 criteria.
STEP 3 → CONCLUDE whether or not the assigned photo titled "Standoff" accurately represents the 3 criteria in your assigned
historical concept AND your supporting research on the crisis and its impacts. Provide 3 detailed REASONS for your
conclusion.
Your CONCLUSION should be 4 sentences →
1. Does the photo(s) accurately represent your assigned historical concept? Yes or No.
2. Supporting REASON drawn from CRITERIA 1 that DIRECTLY REFERENCES a RESEARCH SOURCE.
3. Supporting REASON drawn from CRITERIA 2 that DIRECTLY REFERENCES a RESEARCH SOURCE.
4. Supporting REASON drawn from CRITERIA 3 that DIRECTLY REFERENCES a RESEARCH SOURCE.LINK to the in-class documentary The Oka Legacy


Timeline
Timeline
March 11, 1990: Kanesatake Mohawks set up blockade. Want to stop town of Oka expanding golf course on land claimed by Indians. Land is part of larger parcel in region claimed by Mohawks.
July 11: Some 100 provincial police officers attack blockade with assault rifles, concussion grenades and tear gas. Cpl. Marcel Lemay, 31, is shot and dies in hospital. Mohawks in Kahnawake near suburban Chateauguay block highways leading to Mercier Bridge in solidarity, threatening to blow it up if there is another assault.
Aug. 12: Provincial police in Chateauguay use tear gas to disperse several hundred people throwing rocks and bottles and demanding Mercier Bridge be re-opened.
Aug. 14: More than 2,500 soldiers and army equipment travel to four locations near Oka and Chateauguay.
Aug. 16: Negotiations involving Mohawks, provincial and federal governments begin while international observers take up places at barricades.
Aug. 17: Canadian Forces announce soldiers and equipment will be sent to replace provincial police at barricades in Oka and Chateauguay.
Aug. 29: Army and Warriors agree to remove barricades blocking roads leading to Mercier Bridge.
Sept. 1: Army advances on Mohawk positions, takes down barricades at Kanesatake.
Sept. 18: Soldiers and Mohawks at Kahnawake brawl with rifle butts, rocks and fists during joint army-provincial police search for hidden weapons. At least 30 people are injured.
Sept. 26: Holdout Mohawks at Kanesatake walk out in defiant surrender to end 78-day standoff.
source -- CBC Radio 1 Unreserved Website
July 11: Some 100 provincial police officers attack blockade with assault rifles, concussion grenades and tear gas. Cpl. Marcel Lemay, 31, is shot and dies in hospital. Mohawks in Kahnawake near suburban Chateauguay block highways leading to Mercier Bridge in solidarity, threatening to blow it up if there is another assault.
Aug. 12: Provincial police in Chateauguay use tear gas to disperse several hundred people throwing rocks and bottles and demanding Mercier Bridge be re-opened.
Aug. 14: More than 2,500 soldiers and army equipment travel to four locations near Oka and Chateauguay.
Aug. 16: Negotiations involving Mohawks, provincial and federal governments begin while international observers take up places at barricades.
Aug. 17: Canadian Forces announce soldiers and equipment will be sent to replace provincial police at barricades in Oka and Chateauguay.
Aug. 29: Army and Warriors agree to remove barricades blocking roads leading to Mercier Bridge.
Sept. 1: Army advances on Mohawk positions, takes down barricades at Kanesatake.
Sept. 18: Soldiers and Mohawks at Kahnawake brawl with rifle butts, rocks and fists during joint army-provincial police search for hidden weapons. At least 30 people are injured.
Sept. 26: Holdout Mohawks at Kanesatake walk out in defiant surrender to end 78-day standoff.
source -- CBC Radio 1 Unreserved Website

