William Jones Ignace, a.k.a Wolverine, dies at 82 – CBC
In 1995, Ignace led 31-day standoff against 400 RCMP
March 23, 2016
A Secwepemc man who was a key figure in the 1995 Gustafsen Lake standoff in B.C. has died. William Jones Ignace, known as Wolverine, was 82 years old.
The standoff began in 1995 when about 20 First Nations occupied a piece of ranch land near 100-Mile House that they said was sacred and part of a larger tract of unceded territory.
In response the RCMP brought in 400 armed officers, backed by helicopters and armoured personnel carriers, blew up a supply pick-up truck with buried explosives, and fired thousands of rounds of ammunition.
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