Gustafsen Lake 1995 standoff

This is an archive of news clippings, interviews and press releases presented chronologically, from 1995

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95 July 19 Defenders press release

95 July 19 Defenders press release - 2

GL Sundance poster for Aug 95 in Pipestone MN

 

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95 Aug 21 - GL press release Deep red Alert - 1

95 Aug 21 - GL press release Deep red Alert - 2

95 Aug 21 - GL press release Deep red Alert - 3

95 Aug 21 Province.BarbMcLintock Cops incite hatred say militants

 

95 Aug 21 VanSun.MikeCrawley Indians fear police assault Pena Olfert Dossanjh CTC quotes

95 Aug 22 Clark to AG Dossanjh

95 Aug 22 VanSun.SherylYeagerJHunter Indian rebels plan to leave camp in body bags

95 Aug 23 VanSun.Editorial The thugs of Gustafsen and our moment of truth

95 Aug 23 VanSun.SherrylYeager Ranch owner calls on RCMP to end standoff

95 Aug 24 VanSun.PeterONeil Rebel indians are fanatics

95 Aug 24 VanSun.PeterONeil Rebel indians are fanatics 2

95 Aug 24 VanSun.SherrylYeager RCMP conducts wide probe into militant Indian group

DEMANDS OF THE Tspeten Defenders- Aug 25 1995

  • Petition signed by Ts’peten Defenders, witnessed by Ovide Mercredi

95 Aug 25 VanSun.CherylYeager Mercredi given 2 days to end Indian standoff

95 Aug 25 VanSun.CherylYeager Mercredi given 2 days to end Indian standoff 2

95 Aug 26 GaM.CP Were not moving rebels tell Mercredi - noon deadline

95 Aug 26 letter to harcourt anti-violence GL

95 Aug 26 VanSun.SherrylYeager Mercredi rebels clash over ways to seek justice 1

95 Aug 26 VanSun.StewartBell Renegade lawyer sees nationwide conspiracy against Indians

95 Aug 27 urgent Action called by Thow Hagwelth

95 Aug 28 GaM.RossHoward Mounties hit in Indian standoff

95 Aug 28 GaM.RossHoward Mounties hit in Indian standoff 2

95 Aug 28 letter UBCIC Statement on the standoff GL

95 Aug 28 letter UBCIC Statement on the standoff GL 2

95 Aug 28 PR alert re invasion of camp

95 Aug 28 VanSun.MikeCrawley Bulletproof vests save lives of officers in ambush

95 Aug 28 VanSun.MikeCrawley Bulletproof vests save lives of officers in ambush 2

95 Aug 28 VanSun.MikeCrawley Bulletproof vests save lives of officers in ambush 3

95 Aug 28 VanSun.SherylYeager Mounties actions anger Mercredi

95 Aug 28 VanSun.SherylYeager Mounties actions anger Mercredi 2

95 Aug 29 GaM.MiroCernetig NDP accused of inflaming native radicals

95 Aug 29 GaM.RossHoward Mercredi pleads for police restraint

95 Aug 29 VanSun.DavidHogren Vigilante action by non-natives predicted 1

95 Aug 29 VanSun.DavidHogren Vigilante action by non-natives predicted 2

95 Aug 29 VanSun.JustineHunter Attorney general spurns calls for political action

95 Aug 30 GaM.RossHoward Leader of ragtag militants claims a foreign conspiracy

95 Aug 30 Province.ShaneMcCune Dosanjh has little to be proud of in native siege

95 Aug 30 VanSun.JustineHunter et al 3 articles Renegades won't get immunity AG says AND American natives warn about Canadas Waco AND reports anger RCMP

95 Aug 30 VanSun.MikeCrawley.SY Lawyer sees peaceful end to standoff

95 Aug 30 VanSun.StewartBell Militants lawyer faces possible disbarment

95 Aug 31 GaM.BarbaraHager Gustafsen Lake - another image crisis for aboriginal Canadians

95 Aug 31 VanSun LETTERS Somebody doesnt belong at Gustafsen Lake - but who are the trespassers

95 Aug 31 VanSun.MikeCrawley Indian camp split over leaders

95 Aug 31 VanSun.PeterONeil Rebel groups lawyer petitioning Queen to intervene

95 Aug 31 VanSun.SherrylYeager Hopes rise for ending armed stand off

95 Aug VanSun.GerryBellett Top Indian leaders ready to mediate if called on - Wendy Grant AFN chief quote

95 Sept 1 GaM.RossHoward Town near standoff near nowhere

95 Sept 1 VanSun Letter from Ottawa - Violent end to standoff could play into hands of Indian radicals

95 Sept 1CENE FM Radio - Clarke interview - 1

95 Sept 1CENE FM Radio - Clarke interview - 2

95 Sept 2 Gam.RossHoward Lawyer says RCMP fired at Indians first 1

95 Sept 2 Gam.RossHoward Lawyer says RCMP fired at Indians first 2

95 Sept 2 Gam.RossHoward Lawyer says RCMP fired at Indians first 3

95 Sept 2 VanSun.FZanatta This summer of Gustafsen has been dangerously bitter

95 Sept 5 GlobeAndMail.TonyHall The philosophical conflict that animates GL

95 Sept 5 UN communication to Martinex from kelly White

95 Sept 5 VanSun.GerryBellet RCMP display bullet-ridden vehicle 200-km no-go zone estanlished

95 Sept 5 VanSun.GerryBellett Gunfight erupts between RCMP natives

95 Sept 6 GaM.RossHoward Tensions rise between RCMP and militants

95 Sept 6 TheAdvocate Chief outlines background to land dispute

95 Sept 6 VanSun.SherylYeager Treaty Commission chief fears more standoffs like Gustafsen

95 Sept 7 Gam.PaulKoring Mercredi says Ottawa fomenting violence

95 Sept 7 VanSun LETTER Boater praises helping hand from native Indian fishers - Bill Chu

Haudenosaunee statement on GL and Ipperwash Sept 7 1995

Haudenosaunee statement on GL and Ipperwash Sept 7 1995 2

95 Sept 7 VanSun.JeffLee Government Indian leaders not listening

95 Sept 8 VanSun.CPress - Ipperwahs - Protester dies as police battle w Indians

95 Sept 8 VanSun.GerryBellett Shots at copter trigger police buildup95 Sept 8 VanSun.GerryBellett Shots at copter trigger police buildup 2

95 Sept 8 VanSun.JeffLee Shuswap elders gather in bid to resolve standoff

95 Sept 9 VanSun.JeffLee Elders taken to armed camp

95 Sept 9 VanSun LETTER Shallow thinking compounds the problems of Gustafsen

95 Sept 11 VanSun.GerryBellett Hopes falter for deal with rebels

95 Sept 12 VanSun.JustineHunter AG fears peaceful end dimming - gunfire shows individuals have no regard for life or law

95 Sept 12 VanSun.MarkHume Standoff chronology - standoff preceded by a vision

95 Sept 12 CBC Interview w Clarke

95 Sept 12 NanaimoTimes.KimGoldberg One-sided story media coverage of GL standoff ignores growing political force

95 Sept 12 VanSun.PeteMcMartin Three rebels hurt in wild shootout

95 Sept 12 VanSun.MikeCrawley Native leaders fear rise in violence

 

Gustafsen Siege Update, September 12, The Anarchives

95 Sept 13 GaM.RossHoward Indians make new demands

95 Sept 13 VanSun.JustineHunter NDP walking tightrope with hardline approach

95 Sept 13 VanSun.PeterONeil Rebels lawyer angers nations top judge

95 Sept 13 image Honk for the END of GL

95 Sept 13 VanSun.PeteMcMartin 2 accused rebels give power salute

95 Sept 13 VanSun.PeteMcMartin 2 accused rebels give power salute 2

95 Sept 13 VanSun.ScottSimpson Violence predicted in stalling on treaty talks 195 Sept 13 VanSun.ScottSimpson Violence predicted in stalling on treaty talks 2

95 Sept 14 VanSun.ElizabethAird English aristocrat and GL militant have close spiritual beliefs

95 Sept 14 GL and Ipperwash events Sept 11.12.13.14.15

95 Sept 14-15 Bruces position and chronology at court

95 Sept 15 VanSun.JeffLee Armed rebels refuse to budge in spite of every plea

95 Sept 15 VanSun.JeffLee Armed rebels refuse to budge in spite of every plea 2

95 Sept 15 VanSun. SFU criminologist speculates on perceptions behind blockade rebels feel world against them

95 Sept 15 GaM.PaulKoring Treat natives as equals report says

95 Sept 16 GaM Bruce Clark mantra- treason fraud and genocide 01

95 Sept 16 GaM Bruce Clark mantra- treason fraud and genocide 1

95 Sept 16 GaM Bruce Clark mantra- treason fraud and genocide 2

95 Sept 16 GaM Bruce Clark mantra- treason fraud and genocide 02

95 Sept 16 GaM.RossHoward Lawyer jailed after court tussle

95 Sept 16 VanSun.JeffLee Lawyer jailed for tirade in court

 

95 Sept 16 Ramsey Clark to Judge Friesen - 2

95 Sept 16 Sundance supporters locked out of British consulate

95 Sept 17 Province.SuzanneFournier et al 2 articles Bloodshed can be avoided - Gitxsan AND Ottawa BC put dealing Back on

95 Sept 18 VanSun.MarkHume RCMPs biggest costliest operation ends peacefully

95 Sept 18 VanSun.DavidHogben RCMP restraint approach praised95 Sept 18 VanSun.MarkHume RCMPs biggest costliest operation ends peacefully 2

95 Sept 18 VanSun.MarkHumeLHine Now its time for healing Indians say AND Spiritual leaders statement indicated peaceful settlement

95 Sept 18 GaM.CP BC standoff ends peacefully

95 Sept 18ish VanSun.LindsayKines Rebel leader released with four others in standoff

95 Sept 19 VanSun.LindsayKines Two accused of attempted murder

95 Sept 19 VanSun.LindsayKines Two accused of attempted murder 2

95 Sept 19 GaM.RossHoward Indian mentor provided solution - Shuswap freed to einterpret vision

95 Sept 19 VanSun.MarkHume and Province Lawyer in shackles wants police charged - docs to test lawyer

95 Sept 20 VanSun.MarkHume RCMP made fair trial impossible lawyer says

95 Sept 20 GaM.Editorial Thanks to the RCMP the Gustafsen standoff ended quietly

95 Sept 20 CP Group aims to change policy on Indian affairs FIRE

95 Sept 20 Province letter re Clark a disgrace from Prov Sept 1395 Sept 21 VanSun.NealHall AG defends airing of records

95 Sept 22 VanSun.LindsayKines Rebel leader released with four others in standoff

95 Sept 22 Province.editorial All the news that is fit to be manipulated

95 Sept 23 VanSun.NealHall Wolverine release stuns police mayor

95 Sept 25 VanSun.LindsayKines Standoff site has foxhole bunker

95 Sept 26 Ramsey Clark to Judge Friesen - 1

95 Sept 29 Van Sun.Hume GL guilt or innocence matter for judges not politicians

95 Sept GaM LETTER from Kimowanniwi. The Pas

95 Sept GaM.CP Two Indians charged GL Province rejects Shuswap request for outside observers

95 Sept VanSun 4 articles Ftaher proud of daughters role in standoff et al

95 Sept VanSun 4 articles Ftaher proud of daughters role in standoff et al. 2

95 Sept VanSun.CP Zealots at Gustafsen hurting negotiations Irwin charges

95 Sept VanSun.Hume Province.JasonProctor Lawyer in shackles

95 Sept VanSun.KimBolan RCMP accused of bid to smear Indian rebels

95 Sept VanSun.MarkHume Sundancers turning into doomsday cult

95 Septish VanSun.JeffLee Dick denault and Ignace leave camp - Three Indian participants in armed camp freed on bail

95 Oct 4 GaM LETTERS The Lakota and the ghost dance

95 Oct 5-6 Adams Lake meeting and statement

95 Oct 19 CBC.Wake Clark interview from Netherlands 1

95 Oct 19 CBC.Wake Clark interview from Netherlands 2

95 Oct 19 CBC.Wake Clark interview from Netherlands 3

95 Oct 19 CBC.Wake Clark interview from Netherlands 4

95 Oct 23 Urgent Action call re Quebec separation 1

95 Oct 23 Urgent Action call re Quebec separation 2

95 Oct 23 Urgent Action call re Quebec separation 3

95 Oct 23 Urgent Action call re Quebec separation 4

95 Oct 24 -PR-GL- RCMP use intimidation tactics 1

95 Oct 24 -PR-GL- RCMP use intimidation tactics 2

95 Oct 24 -PR-GL- RCMP use intimidation tactics 3

95 Oct 24 Tsepeten PR re police harassment and interrogation

95 Nov WhoseProvince.magazine GL myths exposed

95 Nov WhoseProvince.magazine GL myths exposed 2

95 Nov WhoseProvince.magazine GL myths exposed 3

95 Nov WhoseProvince.magazine GL myths exposed 4

95 Dec 28 VanSun.JeffLee Police tried to dump Gustafsen row

96 Jan 17 PR Defenders prepare for trial - 1

96 Jan 17 PR Defenders prepare for trial - 2

96 Jan 24 VanSun.GerryBellett RCMP journalists accused of conspiracy at GL

96 Jan 25 VanSun.GerryBellett RCMP official denies deliberate plan to deceie media at GL

96 Feb 10 VanSun.nealHall Gustafsen accused doubts he will get justice

96 July 8 GaM.RossHoward GL battle moves to the courtroom

96 July 8 GaM.HughWinsor MacEachen reluctantly takes

96 July 9 GaM.RossHoward Instigation of armed standoff is the issue BC trial told

96 July 10 VanSun.NealHall Defence lawyers in GL case grill police witness for entire day

96 July 16 VanSun.NealHall Court hears rancher

96 July 19 VanSun.NealHall Gustafsen Lake rancher denies standoff wasnt on private land

96 Aug 1 CP.SteveMertl RCMPwanted quiet end to dispute

96 Aug 28 VanSun.LindsayKines Officer testifies he heard voice gun blast at Gustafsen Lake - while JoJo was at home

96 August Roger Annis trial beginning - important quotes 1

96 August Roger Annis trial beginning - important quotes 2

96 August Roger Annis trial beginning - important quotes 396 Sept 16 NanaimoTimes.Goldberg One-sided story

96 Oct 9 VanSun.NealHall Gustafsen gunbattle worse than Oka

96 Oct 12 VanSun.NealHall Snipers at Gustafsen able to shoot to kill

97 Jan 23 VanSun.GerryBellett RCMP say talk of smear campaign in jest

96 or 97 hand drummers outside court house

97 Feb 20 VanSun.NealHall.Hume Gustafsen Lake defendant asks for imprisoned lawyer

97 Feb.29 Va Sun Stewart Bell Handcuffs greet Indians lawyer - 1

97 Feb.29 Va Sun Stewart Bell Handcuffs greet Indians lawyer - 2

97 March 7 VanSun.KimPemberton Indian rights lawyer applauded

97 March 8 VanSun.KimPemberton Defendants mental age cited as 6

97 March 15 VanSun.NealHall Lawyer Clark remains in jail after court dismisses contempt appeal

97 March 27 ColumbiaJournal.TimWees The Gustafsen Lake trial

 

97 March 27 ColumbiaJournal.TimWees The Gustafsen Lake trial 2

97 March 27 ColumbiaJournal.TimWees The Gustafsen Lake trial 3

97 March 27 ColumbiaJournal.TimWees The Gustafsen Lake trial 4

OJ This is my defence – Gustafsen trial – April 25 97

  • James Pitawanakwat’s defense at trial, concerning his participation at the Ts’peten Defense

97 May 2 VanSun.KimPemberton GL accused aware of risks prosecutor tells jury in closing argument

97 May 21 GaM.RobertMatas GL rebels guilty of trespassing

97 May 23 VanSun.KimPemberton GL accused - the verdicts

97 May 23 VanSun.KimPemberton GL accused - the verdicts 2

97 May 24 VanSun.KeithHamilton A verdict on the GL verdicts

97 June 11 VanSun.MarkHume Gustafsen lesson used to defuse armed standoffs

“Whose Land Is It?” Interview with Wolverine, March 1997

97 Aug 6 VanSun LETTER the systemic racism that permeates legal system

Free Wolverine poster campaign while in jail

“Colonialism Continues” Interview with Wolverine, 1997

GUSTAFSEN JURY STEERED TO CONVICT

97 Sept 24 VanSun.StewartBell BC man Splitting the Sky in NYC mayoral fight

97 VanSun.KimPemberton Gustafsen Lake leaders guilty in epic standoff 10 month trial ends

97 VanSun.KimPemberton Gustafsen Lake leaders guilty in epic standoff 10 month trial ends 2

97 VanSun.GerryBellett Gustafsen lake trial ends in prison sentences for 13

00.Jan 21 VanSun.TonyHall Dont bury the tragedy at Gustafsen

00.May 3 GaM.RobertMatas Dosanjh defends role in 1995 standoff

Pitawanakwat 2000 – extradition USA to Canada.reasons for judgment

00.Nov23 and Nov 24 US judge backs GL rebellion in 95 AND Denial of natives extradition puts US-Canada treaty in jeopardy

05 Sept 17 RobertMatas Hoped for Sundance film to tell the story

05 Sept 17 RobertMatas Hoped for Sundance film to tell the story 2

2010 Sept 18 GaM.RobertMatas The complicated legacy of GL

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2010 Sept 18 GaM.RobertMatas The complicated legacy of GL 3

2010 Sept 18 GaM.RobertMatas The complicated legacy of GL 4

2010 Sept 18 GaM.RobertMatas The complicated legacy of GL 5

2010 Sept 22 LETTER to GaM TatzuoKage notpublished

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Chronology of Ts’peten Defense by Warrior Publications

Abya Yalla – Wolverine 2016  

  • Continental Commission Abya Yala Calls for Extension of Public Inquiry of the Gustafsen Lake Stand-Off

“Native 9/11” – Inquiry demanded into siege at Gustafsen Lake. VMC article, September 2016