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Friday, May 29, 2009
How the Ipperwash story unfolded
How the Ipperwash story unfolded
LAND'S RETURN: A chronology of events leading up to Thursday's ceremony at Ipperwash park
Posted By SUN MEDIA
Posted 16 hours ago
1740-- Ancestors of the Kettle and Stony Point people firmly established in the vicinity of Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair.
1763-- Royal proclamation establishes an "Indian Country" where aboriginal land is protected. Land must be voluntarily ceded to Crown before non-aboriginal settlers can occupy it.
1827-- Eighteen local Chippewa chiefs cede 2.1-million acre Huron Tract. They receive a perpetual annuity and select four tracts of land reserved for their exclusive use. They include 2,650 acres at Stony Point, and 2,446 acres at Kettle Point.
1919-- Following years of internal discontent, the Department of Indian Affairs consents to creation of separate bands in Sarnia and Kettle and Stony Point, dividing the annuity and trust fund.
1928-- Stoney Point reserve surrenders its entire beachfront land for sale to private interests. Some band members hire lawyer to stop sale amid charges of bribery and fraud.
1932-- Ontario buys a portion of the beach from a developer and establishes Ipperwash Provincial Park.
1937-- Band tells park authorities a sacred burial ground exists on the land and ask for its protection.
1942-- Having failed to obtain a voluntary land surrender, federal government takes over the remaining 2,211 acres for a military base under the War Measures Act, and names it Camp Ipperwash. Ottawa promises to return the land when it's no longer needed. Robert George, grandfather of Dudley George, is among 16 families forced to relocate to neighbouring Kettle Point.
1993-- Weary of government inaction, Stony Point descendants, including Dudley George, move into army camp and occupy it.
1995-- On Sept. 4, with negotiations stalled, occupiers move into the neighbouring park as camping season ends. Two days later, Dudley George is fatally shot in confrontation with Ontario Provincial Police, becoming the first native in modern Canadian history to be killed in a government conflict over land.
1998-- Ottawa and Kettle and Stony Point reach agreement in principle to return the army camp to natives. Final settlement still hasn't been reached.
LAND'S RETURN: A chronology of events leading up to Thursday's ceremony at Ipperwash park
Posted By SUN MEDIA
Posted 16 hours ago
1740-- Ancestors of the Kettle and Stony Point people firmly established in the vicinity of Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair.
1763-- Royal proclamation establishes an "Indian Country" where aboriginal land is protected. Land must be voluntarily ceded to Crown before non-aboriginal settlers can occupy it.
1827-- Eighteen local Chippewa chiefs cede 2.1-million acre Huron Tract. They receive a perpetual annuity and select four tracts of land reserved for their exclusive use. They include 2,650 acres at Stony Point, and 2,446 acres at Kettle Point.
1919-- Following years of internal discontent, the Department of Indian Affairs consents to creation of separate bands in Sarnia and Kettle and Stony Point, dividing the annuity and trust fund.
1928-- Stoney Point reserve surrenders its entire beachfront land for sale to private interests. Some band members hire lawyer to stop sale amid charges of bribery and fraud.
1932-- Ontario buys a portion of the beach from a developer and establishes Ipperwash Provincial Park.
1937-- Band tells park authorities a sacred burial ground exists on the land and ask for its protection.
1942-- Having failed to obtain a voluntary land surrender, federal government takes over the remaining 2,211 acres for a military base under the War Measures Act, and names it Camp Ipperwash. Ottawa promises to return the land when it's no longer needed. Robert George, grandfather of Dudley George, is among 16 families forced to relocate to neighbouring Kettle Point.
1993-- Weary of government inaction, Stony Point descendants, including Dudley George, move into army camp and occupy it.
1995-- On Sept. 4, with negotiations stalled, occupiers move into the neighbouring park as camping season ends. Two days later, Dudley George is fatally shot in confrontation with Ontario Provincial Police, becoming the first native in modern Canadian history to be killed in a government conflict over land.
1998-- Ottawa and Kettle and Stony Point reach agreement in principle to return the army camp to natives. Final settlement still hasn't been reached.
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