Anthony Dudley George (Chippewa)
| Anthony Dudley George | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1995 |
| Occupation | land defender |
Anthony Dudley George was one of two dozen unarmed Chippewa land defenders.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- Home community: Chippewa[1]
- September 2023: On September 6, 1995, he was shot and killed by an Ontario Provincial Police sharpshooter at Ipperwash Provincial Park. He was part of a group seeking the return of reserve lands expropriated for military training in World War II. His death was the first time in over a century that an Indigenous person was killed during a land claim dispute in Canada.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Revolutions are never ‘common sense’", Anishinabek News, 6 September 2023 (archived copy; original article).