RONALD CROSS AND THE OKA CRISIS

• published: 13 Sep 2014
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Dedicated To the memory of Ronald Cross , a real native mohawk warrior ready to die for his people .Cross is best known for his role and involvement in the Oka Crisis of 1990 in Quebec, Canada. As a high profile member of the Mohawk Warrior Society, Cross was the center point of the 1990 standoff that occurred between the Mohawks from Kanehsatake and the Quebec provincial police. The confrontation was a result of the Mayor of Oka's desire to expand the town's golf course. This expansion would result in golfers `teeing off' right over Mohawk burial grounds. To show their adamant opposition to this request, the Mohawk's in the area erected a barricade to prevent the expansion. In July of 1990, the Quebec provincial police executed a raid on the armed Mohawk barricades. Guns shots were fired resulting in the death of one officer and the retreat of provincial police. Later the Canadian Army was called in. This led to a 78 day armed standoff with the Mohawks. Ronald Cross was one of the many masked Mohawks involved in the confrontation.