He was a negotiator among the governments of Canada, the province of Quebec, New York State, and the Mohawk in the Oka crisis during the summer of 1990.
hiː wʌzɐ nᵻɡˈoʊʃɪˌeɪɾɚɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənts ʌv kˈænədə, ðə pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv kwᵻbˈɛk, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk stˈeɪt, ænd ðə mˈoʊhɔːk ɪnðɪ ˈoʊkə kɹˈaɪsɪs dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.