Ipperwash | 29
History of the 90s
Kathy Kenzora
4.7 • 610 Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
25 years ago, this September, a long simmering dispute over First Nations’ territory in Southwestern Ontario turned deadly when police shot and killed an unarmed protestor. Dudley George was among a group of protestors who occupied Ipperwash Provincial Park to assert their claim to the land they believed contained sacred burial grounds.
On the night of September 6th, 1995, heavily armed police officers marched up a dark road toward the park to confront the protestors. Within 30 minutes a band councillor was severely beaten by police and George was dead.
On this episode of History of the 90s we look back at the confrontation that has become known as the Ipperwash Crisis, and the years long search for justice and answers that followed.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Kathy. |
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| 0:09.7 | A listener's note. |
| 0:11.5 | The following episode contains coarse language, adult themes, |
| 0:14.7 | and content of a violent and disturbing nature, |
| 0:17.3 | and may not be suitable for everyone. |
| 0:19.6 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:26.6 | Around 10.30 on the night of September 6th, 1995, heavily armed police officers marched up a dark |
| 0:34.0 | road in rural southwestern Ontario. They were on their way to confront a small group of First Nations protesters |
| 0:40.8 | who were occupying a provincial park and campground. |
| 0:44.7 | They were there to assert their claim to the land, |
| 0:47.5 | which they believed contained sacred burial grounds. |
| 0:51.9 | Over the next 30 minutes, chaos erupted. |
| 0:55.0 | A cattle and Stony Point band counselor was beaten unconscious. |
| 0:59.0 | A school bus and a car were driven into police officers, |
| 1:03.0 | and an activist was shot dead. |
| 1:06.0 | He was the first Canadian killed in a land claims dispute in the 20th century. |
| 1:12.8 | I'm Kathy Kinsora, and this is the history of the 90s. |
| 1:17.6 | On this episode, a story about displacement, broken promises, and anger that could no longer be contained. |
| 1:25.7 | This is the story of the Iperwash crisis. |
| 1:33.5 | To fully understand what happened in 1995, |
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