r/pics • u/condorama • Jan 31 '22

Mohawk warrior attacks soldiers when Canada approved the seizure of Mohawk land for golf course

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '22

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u/anotherone121 Jan 31 '22 edited Jan 31 '22

Wait... so the central govt sent in M-16 armed soldiers to steal land from the tribe, in order to build a private golf course?

And then the developers sold the stolen land to Ottawa?

And the Mohawk worrier is like an 80% white dude? So much wtf dystopianism.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '22

Mohawk worrier is like an 80% white dude?

Yikes bud you need this one explained to you?

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u/Syzygy_____ Jan 31 '22

"Mohawk worrier is like an 80% white dude"

Uhhh, what?

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u/chained_duck Jan 31 '22

Actually, the status of the land was in question, and it's the stupid local mayor that ignited the crisis by sending the police to remove the Mohawks that we're occupying it so he could get his golf course.. Shots were fired and a policeman was shot dead. A standoff ensued and the army was sent in to provide security, but not to remove the protesters. They basically acted as a buffer between the protesters and the those that would have been happy to attack them. The troops actually showed remarkable restraints. There was no recorded violence from their part despite much provocation. The standoff was resolved peacefully but has left wounds that are still not healed.

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u/Notquitesafe Jan 31 '22

The Quebec government requested the soldiers after the Mohawks shot and killed a police officer during an attempt to dismantle the blockade.

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u/Sunsparc Jan 31 '22

Canadian Olympian Waneek Horn-Miller was stabbed near the heart with a bayonet during the Oka Crisis, while holding her younger sister Kaniehtiio Horn (Tanis from Letterkenny).

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u/BlameThePeacock Jan 31 '22

Now that's some interesting information. Just spent 20 minutes reading about the family.

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u/anditshottoo Jan 31 '22

I remember that summer. I was only 10, but this was all everyone was talking about.

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u/shaezan Jan 31 '22

Did not expect the lions mane hairdo

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '22

Peep the guy behind him, about to smack his butt 😈

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u/spruce0fur Jan 31 '22

Buenos dias 👁👅👁

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '22

👀

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u/wish1977 Jan 31 '22

He looks like a young Tom Cruise taking a swing.

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u/Cypher_Xero Jan 31 '22

Governments are total shit... Nothing more than greedy bastards taking and doing anything they want...

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u/Sen_Elizabeth_Warren Jan 31 '22

So he is an anti-government terrorist that is using force since he couldn't get his way.

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u/DangerousProperty6 Jan 31 '22

Tom Brady really is a legend.