Dudley George (Stoney Point)
| Dudley George | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1995 |
| Occupation | protestor |
Dudley George was an unarmed protestor from Stoney Point.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- Home community: Stoney Point[2]
- September 2014: He was shot and killed by an Ontario Provincial Police sniper during the 1995 reclamation of Ipperwash Provincial Park. His death was the first killing of an Indigenous person in a Canadian land-rights dispute since the 19th century. Evidentiary hearings regarding the events surrounding his death began in 2004.[2]
- September 2014: He was shot and killed by an Ontario Provincial Police sniper during the 1995 reclamation of Ipperwash Provincial Park. His death was the first killing of an Indigenous person in a Canadian land rights dispute since the 19th century. The spirit of his resistance is cited as a catalyst for critical reviews of post-Ipperwash policing in Ontario.[3]
- September 2014: The shooting death of Dudley George by an Ontario Provincial Police sniper occurred during the reclamation of Ipperwash Provincial Park. The death of Dudley George was the first killing of an Indigenous person in a Canadian land-rights dispute since the 19th century. The article refers to this person as deceased (no date of death is given).[4]
- August 2020: He was fatally shot by an Ontario Provincial Police sniper on September 6, 1995, at Ipperwash Beach. His death led to the Ipperwash Inquiry and a pursuit of justice by his family and the Union of Ontario Indians.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ipperwash Summer Series: Ipperwash reflections", Anishinabek News, 18 August 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "IPPERWASH SERIES: Seven years on, still no treaty implementation mechanism in Ontario", Anishinabek News, 2 September 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "IPPERWASH SERIES 2/3: Post-Ipperwash policing in Ontario", Anishinabek News, 3 September 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Ipperwash Series Part 3: Grassy Narrows confirms the need to implement Linden’s recommendations", Anishinabek News, 4 September 2014 (archived copy; original article).