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

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.

<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.