Gustafsen Lake Standoff (1995)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
armed standoff
|
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
Tsʼpeten Defenders Standoff
|
| gptkbp:cause |
Indigenous land rights dispute
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1995-09-17
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gustafsen Lake Standoff (1995)
|
| gptkbp:legalIssue |
trials of arrested occupiers
|
| gptkbp:location |
Gustafsen Lake, British Columbia, Canada
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive national and international media attention
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the largest paramilitary police operations in Canadian history
|
| gptkbp:numberOfMembers |
about 24 Indigenous occupiers
over 400 RCMP officers |
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police
Secwepemc (Shuswap) First Nation |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Ipperwash_Crisis
gptkb:Oka_Crisis |
| gptkbp:result |
no fatalities
arrests of Indigenous occupiers |
| gptkbp:significance |
highlighted Indigenous land rights issues in Canada
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1995-08-18
|
| gptkbp:weapon |
firearms
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mohawk_Warrior_Society
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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