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DAWSON, Anne

1997-0475

Enregistrement sonore

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1990-08-12

Anne Dawson (Interviewer)

interviewer, Anne Dawson

A meeting held in Oka during which the parties concerned in the Oka crisis sign an agreement that guarantees the protection of the Mohawks' basic human rights in the form of three preconditions. The meeting consists of a thanksgiving prayer; a speech by Joe Deom; the signature of the agreement by Tom Siddon, representative of the Government of Canada, John Ciaccia, representative of the Government of Quebec, and two representatives of Kanasatake and Kanawake; a speech by Ellen Gabriel; a micmac prayer song; a speech by Tom Siddon; a speech in both English and French by John Ciaccia; a speech by Gaguidias from Ganawage in Mohawk; the presentation of a warrior's flag to Chief Justice Allen Gold; and a question period. Topics of the questions include: the army's present position, Gold's future involvement in this affair, the dismantling of the barricades, the situation with the residents of Châteauguay and the international observers. <56mn>

English / Français / Mohawk

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