After many attempts to negotiate with the government for the return of land they believed belonged to them, a group from Stoney Point First Nation planned a peaceful demonstration to occupy the land.When the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attempted to remove the protestors by force, an unarmed Ojibwa protestor named Dudley George was shot and later died.What is this tragic incident called?

A) The Oka Crisis
B) The Kanesatake Crisis
C) The Ipperwash Crisis
D) The Ojibwa Crisis

Ipperwash Crisis

A conflict in Canada between Indigenous people and the Ontario Provincial Police in 1995, centered around land claims and resulting in the death of an Indigenous protester.

Dudley George

Dudley George was an Indigenous activist from the Ojibway nation killed in 1995 during a land claims protest in Ipperwash Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.

Peaceful Demonstration

A method of protest or political activism that is non-violent and conducted in a way that respects the law.