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 The Oka Crisis (1990)This 1990 confrontation between the Mohawk nation and the town of Oka, Quebec, was the first of several violent conflicts between the First Nations and the Canadian government. It began when developers tried to turn a plot of land into a golf course. Because that land contained a burial ground and sacred pine grove, members of the Mohawk community blockaded the area. Canadian troops were sent in, and a 78-day standoff ensued, ending with the Mohawks' surrender. What happened to the golf course? More...
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This conflict notwithstanding, my impression is still that the Canadian government generally treats its First Nations people with more respect than the US government does with its own native peoples.
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Drew wrote:This conflict notwithstanding, my impression is still that the Canadian government generally treats its First Nations people with more respect than the US government does with its own native peoples. Agreed Drew. Here in Western NY, we have a showdown brewing. Cash-strapped New York State is targeting hitherto untaxed Seneca Nation cigarette sales for taxation. There would be an exemption for sales between indians, but, sales to those off the reservation, and through the internet would be subject to taxation. Normally, I'm very sympathetic to the point of view of the indian nations. In this matter, (leaving aside the ridiculous rate of NYS taxation), I don't sympathize. If they'd prefer, we can set up custom houses at the "border" between NYS and the res, and tax the commerce the way two sovereign nations customarily do.
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HWNN1961 wrote:Drew wrote:This conflict notwithstanding, my impression is still that the Canadian government generally treats its First Nations people with more respect than the US government does with its own native peoples. Agreed Drew. Here in Western NY, we have a showdown brewing. Cash-strapped New York State is targeting hitherto untaxed Seneca Nation cigarette sales for taxation. There would be an exemption for sales between indians, but, sales to those off the reservation, and through the internet would be subject to taxation. Normally, I'm very sympathetic to the point of view of the indian nations. In this matter, (leaving aside the ridiculous rate of NYS taxation), I don't sympathize. If they'd prefer, we can set up custom houses at the "border" between NYS and the res, and tax the commerce the way two sovereign nations customarily do. Interesting insight. I went to school for four years in Onondaga County, NY, not too far from there, and I remember the Onondaga Nation having similar clashes with the state. In fact, at one point there was a very prominent billboard erected on I-81 outside of Syracuse that referred to "Governor George 'Custer' Pataki" and the rest of the NY state government being responsible protecting a centuries-old legacy of rape, murder and thievery of native peoples, or something to that effect. I really wish I would have taken a picture of it while I lived in the area.
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