Sep 6/97: Remember Dudley George!

REMEMBER DUDLEY GEORGE
MARCH 17, 1957 - SEPTEMBER 6, 1995

Settlers In Support of Indigenous Sovereignty (S.I.S.I.S.)
SISIS@envirolink.org
September 6, 1997

On September 6, 1995, Dudley George was brutally gunned down by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer Kenneth Deane. George was among the Aazhoodenaang Enjibaajig - the Stoney Point People - who peacefully reoccupied Ipperwash Provincial Park after it had closed for the season in 1995. They were protecting sacred burial grounds located there. None were armed. On the night of September 6th, after a meeting of government officials, the OPP opened fire on the Stoney Pointers, killing Dudley George.

Deane was sentenced to only 180 hours of community service for killing George. The Ontario government continues to refuse demands for a public inquiry into the incident.


+++++ WE REMEMBER DUDLEY GEORGE +++++

To sign a petition demanding a public inquiry into the incident, send an email to SISIS@envirolink.org with "Petition" in the subject line and "I support the petition for a full public inquiry into the events surrounding the shooting death of Dudley George," your name, and your address in the body of the message. To view the petition text, visit:

http://kafka.uvic.ca/~vipirg/SISIS/ipperwash/spipetit.html


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