One Dead Indian The Premier, the Police, and the Ipperwash Crisis

by Edwards, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780771030475
• ISBN10: 0771030479
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-15
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Summary

The case that brought Mike Harris to court On September 4, 1995, several Stoney Point Natives entered Ipperwash Provincial Park, near Sarnia, Ontario, and began a peaceful protest aimed at reclaiming a traditional burial ground. Within 72 hours, one of those protestors, Anthony (Dudley) George, was dead, shot by an OPP officer wielding a submachine gun. Now, after seven years of relentless research, investigative journalist Peter Edwards examines the circumstances surrounding George's death and asks a number of tough questions bringing the case right up to the present.

Author Biography

<b>Peter Edwards</b> is a reporter for the <i>Toronto Star</i> and has appeared on CBC Newsworld, CBC Radio One’s As It Happens, and the BBC. Edwards is also the author of five other books, including <i>A Mother’s Story: The Fight To Free My Son David</i> (with Joyce Milgaard), which was shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis award.<br><br>His coverage of the Ipperwash issue won him the first ever Debwewin Citation for excellence in journalism from the Union of Ontario Indians, and was also recognized by the Orillia chapter of Amnesty International.

Table of Contents

Preface to 2003 Edition	ix
1 A Shot in the Dark	1	(27)
2 The Neutral Nation	28	(10)
3 "Falling Fast"	38	(17)
4 "Dudley's Place"	55	(18)
5 Project Maple	73	(32)
6 Bloody Aftermath	105	(19)
7 Nasty Aftertaste	124	(19)
8 Charges Laid	143	(15)
9 The Trial of Ken Deane	158	(30)
10 Judgement Day	188	(29)
11 Legal Beating	217	(16)
12 A Call for Answers	233	(18)
13 Unhappy Ending	251	(10)
Afterword	261	(24)
Index	285