Ipperwash Crisis

Ipperwash Crisis is a 1995 Indigenous land claim protest.

In Anishinabek News

• August 2020: The event resulted in the shooting death of Anthony George by an Ontario Provincial Police sniper in 1995. Survivors of the conflict reported long-term struggles with addiction and trauma. The 2007 Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry provided recommendations to address the aftermath of this event.
• August 2020: The event involved a protest by members of Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation and a subsequent police shooting. The trauma from this event has had a lasting impact on the mental health of the survivors and their community.
• September 2020: The event reached its 25th anniversary in September 2020, prompting reflections on land claims and treaty rights. The crisis led to a public inquiry that examined the alienation of Stoney Point territory and the actions of the Ontario Provincial Police. The conflict highlighted the lack of recognition for inherent rights and the need for better policing of critical incidents.
• September 2020: The 25th anniversary of this event and the death of Anthony "Dudley" George was commemorated in 2020. The return of Ipperwash Provincial Park occurred nearly twenty-five years to the date of the death of Anthony "Dudley" George.
• January 2021: The 25th anniversary of this event occurred in 2020. The conflict resulted in the shooting death of Dudley George by the night of September 6, 1995.
• May 2021: Anthony George was killed by police during this event on September 6, 1995. Mike Harris reportedly expressed a desire to have Indigenous people removed from the park during this crisis.
• August 2021: The Nnigiiwemin/We Are Going Home exhibition was developed as a response to the 25th anniversary of the Ipperwash Crisis. Filmmaker Monica Virtue is in the process of completing a documentary concerning this event.
• September 2021: Jason Henry recalled experiencing police brutality and racism in his community during the Ipperwash Crisis in the 1990s. The Ipperwash Crisis involved the fatal shooting of Dudley George by the Ontario Provincial Police.
• April 2025: The event involved the death of Dudley George, an unarmed protester killed by an OPP officer on September 6, 1995. Cheyenne Sego cited this crisis and the subsequent inquiry as reasons why Mike Harris should not be honoured by Nipissing University.
• April 2025: The conflict involved land at Ipperwash Provincial Park that had been expropriated for a military base during the Second World War. The event resulted in the fatal shooting of Dudley George by a sniper. The tragedy led to a public inquiry that examined the role of Mike Harris in the events.
• September 2025: The 30th anniversary of this event served as a reminder of the ongoing 'duty to consult' issues in Ontario. The tragedy resulted in a loss of trust that Linda Debassige says still resonates across Anishinabek Nation territory as of September 2025.
• December 2025: The event involved a protest that resulted in the shooting death of Dudley George by the Ontario Provincial Police. The crisis is cited by students as a reason for feeling unsafe in the Harris Learning Library.