In Defense of Mohawk Land: Ethnopolitical Conflict in Native North America - Paperback

by Linda Pertusati (Author)

Examines the conflict that exists between the Mohawk Warrior Movement and Canada within the context of the Mohawk nation's struggle for national self-determination.

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During 1990, a land dispute between the Mohawk territory of Kanehsatake and the town of Oka, Quebec, Canada took center stage in the world community, erupting into months of intense and often violent confrontation. Rooted in the historical reality of past injustices, the events of the 1990 Mohawk-Oka conflict epitomized the relationship and struggles which exists between Aboriginal nations, ethnonationalist movements, and the state.

Author Biography

Linda Pertusati is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at Bowling Green State University.