A timeline of [indigenist](Indigenism "wikilink") actions. ## 1900s ### 1990s - 1990: The [Oka Uprising](Oka_Uprising "wikilink") begins in [Canada](Canada "wikilink"), as indigenous Mohawk organise an armed standoff with police and later the military to prevent the illegal demolition of indigenous land for the expansion of a golf course. - 1994: The [Zapatista Revolution](Zapatista_Revolution "wikilink") begins in [Mexico](Mexico "wikilink"), as indigenous people in the south organise resistance to the state, leading to the formation of an [autonomous network of communities](Rebel_Zapatista_Autonomous_Municipalities "wikilink") governed on indigenous principles. This leads to the beginning of the colonial war of the [Chiapas Conflict](Chiapas_Conflict "wikilink"). - 1997: The [Mapuche Uprising](Mapuche_Uprising "wikilink") begins in [Chile](Chile "wikilink"), as indigenous Mapuche people begin to resist the destruction of their lands by mining, farming and logging corporations.