Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Oka crisis was an event which began on March 11th, 1990, and lasted until September 26th, in the town of Oka, Quebec. The town planned on building a golf course over Mohawk Indian burial ground called Kanehsatake. The crisis caused a confrontation between the Quebec Provincial Police, the Canadian Forces and the Mohawk tribe. External Links: The Mohawk Defense of Kanesetake More information about The Oka Crisis Related Links Canada First Nations List of riots This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.