An activation of prideIn 2019, several large-scale flags were hung off the Honoré Mercier Bridge in Kahnawake, Que., to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the Oka Crisis. (Submitted by Deidre Diome)In 2019, several large-scale flags were hung off the Honoré Mercier Bridge in Kahnawake, Que., to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the Oka Crisis. Negative connotations were placed on it because of how the Oka Crisis was covered in the media. “The media at the time of the Oka Crisis created an image of the warrior to vilify our people and what we were doing, and that still continues. Armed Mohawk Warriors patrol the perimeter of the Kanesatake reserve near Oka, Que., on August 8, 1990, a month into the standoff between Mohawks and police.

Source: CBC News July 11, 2020 07:52 UTC