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Elijah Harper, Distinct Societies, and the Oka Standoff, 1990
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In this chapter, Palmer examines how Indigenous people were excluded from the Meech Lake Accord amongst federal and provincial governments to amend the Canadian constitution, and how this sparked direct political resistance from national leaders across Canada. He also highlights the Oka crisis, or Kanesatake Resistance, as a key instance of organized resistance against state expansion. He explains how these coordinated efforts reshaped Canadian governance
with increased mainstream acceptance of treaty rights and accelerating reconciliation debates.
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Bryan D. Palmer
Bryan D. Palmer is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. In the fall of 2024, Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500–1890 was published, followed by Capitalism and Colonialism: The Making of Modern Canada 1890—1960 in the spring of 2025. He lives in Warkworth, Ontario.
