2. April 1, 1989 the Mohawk people hear of the plans for the golf course and they went into the Oka community to talk.
3. April 27th, a meeting is held for the Mohawk people, and the Oka municipality. At the meeting the the government said the land was free for the golf course to use.
4. The native peoples were not happy with these actions so they decided to rebel, and take matters into their own hands. They did not want the golf course to expand, so they plan to do something about it.
5. August 1, the work for the course officially begings. They planted the first tree despite the Environment minister, and the Mohawk peoples.
6. August 21st: Negotiations begin between Chief Clarence Simon, Oka-vilage Mayor Jean Ouellette, and Oka parish mayor Yvan Patry. It is resolved that the municipality of Oka Village will postpone the project to help resolve the difficulties.
7. March 11th: Mohawks set up a road block at the chemin du mille as the municipality lifts the moratorium on the golf club expansion project. A petition is also put forward with 1276 signatures against the expansion project.
8. April 26th The superior court grants an injunction to the Municipality of Oka forbidding Mohawk demonstrators to hold up any traffic and to block access to chemin du Mille.
9. May 2: The Sureté du Québec is preparing to intervene to remove the barricades. The police operation is called off.
10. May 3: Thirty citizens from Oka village create a group of "vigilante" during a town hall meeting. The group is given the mission to remove" by force if necessary" the occupants of the barricades.
11. May 8: Minister John Ciaccia and Mayor Jean Ouellette agree that in order to help discussions resume in a peaceful climate, it would be best to postpone the golf club project indefinitely provided the Mohawks lift their blockade. 6 days later the Town Council of Oka Village refused to endorse the Mayor's commitment.
12. June 4: The municipality of Oka is willing to declare another moratorium for three months, provided the barricades are taken down, end in the case of a refusal an injunction will be requested. The Mohawks for their part are willing to lift the barricades, if the moratorium is declared for an indefinite period of time.
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