SPECIAL SECTION ON TWENTY YEARS AFTER KANEHSATÀ:KE: Then and Now, For the Land

Authors

  • Taiaiake Alfred Indigenous Governance University of Victoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18740/S4VP41

Keywords:

Oka, Kahnawáke, Kanesatake, anti-colonialism, Mohawks

Abstract

Taiaiake Alfred is from Kahnawá:ke in the Mohawk Nation. He lived in Kahnawá:ke in 1990 and worked in the intergovernmental relations office of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake during the crisis. In this piece, he reflects on the aftermath of the events at Kahnawá:ke and Kahnesatà:ke, reflecting on why this was the moment that the Mohawk people decided to make a stand. Taiaiake Alfred vient de Kahnawá:ke dans la Nation Mohawk. Il vivait à Kahnawá:ke en 1990 et il a travaillé dans le bureau des relations intergouvernementales du Conseil Mohawk de Kahnawake pendant la crise. Dans cette contribution, il réfléchit à la suite des évènements à Kahnawá:ke et Kahnesatà:ke, analysant pourquoi ce fut le moment que le peuple Mohawk a décidé de saisir pour se revendiquer.

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Published

2010-05-29

Issue

Special Section: Twenty Years after Kanehsatà:ke: Reflections, Responses, Analyses

Section

Special Section

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