Audio interview from 2010 with Wade Crawford (Oneida/Haudenosaunee) from Six Nations of the Grand River, talking about his participation in the “Oka Crisis” and other struggles (interview from the Vancouver Media Coop, with a song clip, as chosen by Wade).
In an Empty Park, Mourners Remember Lives Lost in the Downtown Eastside | The Tyee (August 2020)
“Garth Mullins remembered Wade Crawford, a member of the Six Nations who had taken part in many protests, including the action at Oka, Que., in 1990. Crawford died at age 48 from health complications.”
Originally published on this blog June 30, 2020:
I consider myself lucky to have known Wade. He was part of our community here [in Vancouver] and had an impact on a lot of people. Thinking about his family back in Six Nations territory.
— M. Gouldhawke ∞ (@M_Gouldhawke) June 30, 2020
Related:
From Six Nations of the Grand River to Tyendinaga (2006-2008)
From Protest to Resistance: A Report on the Campaign Against the 2010 Olympics (PDF)
Oka Crisis, 1990, by Warrior Publications
No Surrender – Howard Adams on the Oka Crisis (1990)
How to Become an Activist in One Easy Lesson – Joe Tehawehron David (1991)
No More! On the blockade at Grassy Narrows – Chrissy Swain (2004)
