{"id":160791,"date":"2025-07-11T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T05:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=160791"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:51:01","slug":"native-america-calling-what-weve-learned-in-the-35-years-since-the-mohawk-resistance-at-oka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/07\/11\/native-america-calling-what-weve-learned-in-the-35-years-since-the-mohawk-resistance-at-oka\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: What we\u2019ve learned in the 35 years since the Mohawk Resistance at Oka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Friday, July 11, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> What we\u2019ve learned in the 35 years since the Mohawk Resistance at Oka<\/div>\r\n The 78-day armed standoff just outside of Montreal, Quebec, in 1990 is credited with clearing a path for reconciliation between Indigenous tribes and the Canadian federal government.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n The country can count a number of initiatives, government resolutions, and task forces that sprouted from the violence 35 years ago. But many of Indigenous people connected to the direct action say any progress since then is slow and insufficient. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune in to recount the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oka_Crisis\">conflict sparked by a town\u2019s plan to build a golf course and condominiums on sacred Mohawk land<\/a> and assess the state of awareness for Indigenous issues since then.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/07\/11\/native-america-calling-what-weve-learned-in-the-35-years-since-the-mohawk-resistance-at-oka\/my-beautiful-picture\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-160795\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2520\" height=\"1680\" data-attachment-id=\"160795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/07\/11\/native-america-calling-what-weve-learned-in-the-35-years-since-the-mohawk-resistance-at-oka\/my-beautiful-picture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/11\/kahnawake1990.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2520,1680\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Filmscan 35mm&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;My beautiful picture&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1199189653&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2002&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.088279783725739&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;My beautiful picture&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kahnawake in 1990\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kahnawake in 1990&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A demonstration in support of the Mohawk resistance in September 1990. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/aquerry\/8087769082\/&gt;Andr\u00e9 Querry&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/11\/kahnawake1990.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/11\/kahnawake1990.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/11\/kahnawake1990.jpg\" alt=\"Kahnawake in 1990\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-160795\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> A demonstration in support of the Mohawk resistance in September 1990. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/aquerry\/8087769082\/>Andr\u00e9 Querry<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAlso, what is the most effective response when public figures make comments that go well past acceptable boundaries? How are they held accountable?\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n Join the conversation to reflect on a social media post by conservative commentator Ann Coulter that prompted rebuke by hundreds of Native American leaders and individuals.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.russdiabo.com\/\">Russ Diabo<\/a> (Kahnawake Mohawk), policy analyst\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/waneekhornmiller.com\/\">Waneek Horn-Miller<\/a> (Mohawk), Olympian and veteran of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/oka-crisis\">Oka standoff<\/a> from July 11 through September 26 in 1990\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/levi-rickert-75470493\/\">Levi Rickert<\/a> (Prairie Band Potawatomi), publisher and editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/nativenewsonline.net\/\">Native News Online<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tribalbusinessnews.com\/\">Tribal Business News<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/antontreuer.com\/\">Anton Treuer<\/a> (Leech Lake Ojibwe descendant), professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University in Minnesota\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s been 35 years since the Mohawk resistance at Oka in Canada. 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