CHC2P History Assignment: Exploring the Ipperwash Crisis Timeline

This essay presents a timeline of the Ipperwash Crisis, a significant conflict in Canadian history that occurred in Ontario in 1995. The crisis stemmed from a dispute over indigenous land claims, culminating in the death of protester Dudley George by the Ontario Provincial Police. The timeline begins with the creation of Ipperwash Provincial Park in 1936 and details key events, including the government's acquisition of the land during World War II, escalating tensions in 1993, the start of protests in September 1995, Premier Harris's meeting, and the shooting of Dudley George. The timeline concludes with the conviction of Sergeant Ken Deane in 2002 for criminal negligence. The essay emphasizes the importance of understanding this timeline to grasp the complexities and consequences of the Ipperwash Crisis, highlighting its role in the history of indigenous land struggles in Canada. Desklib offers more resources for students.

Running head: CONFLICTS OF CANADA
Twitter Timeline- Conflicts of Canada
Braeden Agresti
History- CHC2P
Mr. Cummings

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@Canada’s history
2 days ago
It is probably known to all that every country in the world had its own share of its problems.
When a problem or a conflict arises, the country and the citizens living in the country takes it
upon themselves to find out the possible causes of such problems or conflicts and try to
resolve such conflicts.
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@Canada’s history
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Thus, it can be said that the country of Canada also have its own share of problems which it
had faced in the past and also facing in the current times.
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@Canada’s history
22 hours ago
The case of the conflict whose timeline will be provided by the readers in this case is
the case of the Ipperwash Crisis which took place in Ontario in the year 1995. It is important
to know about the conflict a bit before providing the timeline.
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@Canada’s history
20 hours ago
It was stated in the year 1995 a dispute over the indigenous led to the rise of the Ipperwash
Crisis, when the police of the Ontario
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@Canada’s history
15 hours ago
Provincial Police killed the main protester Dudley George. The timeline of the event will be
provided in detail for the benefit of the readers so that they are better able to understand the
events in the sequence in which in they occurred.
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Timeline of the Events
1936 – The Ipperwash Provincial Park was created by the Province of Ontario.
1942 - The land was taken by the Government due to the purpose of the World War II.
1993 – The campo was used by a summer camp by the Government of Canada. This is the
time when the tensions start between the people and the Government of Ontario itself.
September 4, 1995 – Protest started by a group of natives over the land claims to get the
attention of the Government itself.
September 5, 1995 – A meeting was held by Premier Harris and other officials of the
Government to discuss the matters of the Ipperwash Crisis.
September 6, 1995 - One of the protesters named Dudley George was shot by the police of
the Ontario Provincial Police for protesting in the park itself. He was taken to a hospital
where he was declared dead at around 12:20 A.M. in the morning of September 7th.
September 2002 – The acting officer Sergeant Ken Deane was convicted of criminal
negligence which had resulted in the death of Dudley Georgie. He served criminal terms and
finally resigned in the year 2002.
Thus, the above timeline helps the readers to understand about the conflict of the
Ipperwash Crisis. The timeline would help the readers in understanding the subject matter of
the Ipperwash Crisis itself and provides insight on the various effects and the consequences
which resulted from such an evet itself (Heidika, 2013). The event played an important role
in the history 0ofn the country as it signifies an important episode of the struggles over the
indigenous lands which the people of the country had to face. Thus, from this statement, it is
clear that the Ipperwash Crisis is indeed one of the important parts of the history of Canada
itself.

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Reference List
Hedican, Edward J. Ipperwash: The tragic failure of Canada's aboriginal policy. University
of Toronto Press, 2013.
Roach, Kent. "Ipperwash: The Tragic Failure of Canada's Aboriginal Policy."The Canadian
Journal of Native Studies 33, no. 2 (2013): 171.
Stern, Pamela. "Ipperwash: The Tragic Failure of Canada's Aboriginal Policy." (2013): 591-
593.