Jon Wells is being remembered as a kind man from the Blood Tribe who was an accomplished steer wrestler.
A well-known cowboy in the rodeo circuit has been identified as the man who died during a police incident at a southwest Calgary hotel. As Meghan Cobb reports, the Blood Tribe member is the 8th Indigenous person to die in Canada in an altercation with law enforcement since August 29.“A very gentle man who was dedicated to the community and his family, and to his, I’ll say, hobby ofWells was the 2012 INFR Steer Wrestling Tour Champion, making him the best in North America in the INFR circuit.
In a statement, CPS says officers responded to reports of a man causing a disturbance and refusing to leave. CPS says Wells was acting erratically, adding officers attempted to de-escalate the situation but he was not cooperative. As a result, officers deployed a taser and OC spray. According to police, shortly after being taken into custody, Wells went into medical distress and despite efforts from EMS, died at the scene.“When you see in your territory, it’s just a traumatization of many other deaths that have happened exactly the same type of way,” said Michelle Robinson, a local Indigenous advocate and community member.
Wells is the eighth Indigenous person across Canada to die in a police altercation since Aug. 29, prompting an emergency parliamentary debate last week, with advocates calling for accountability and implementation of the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. “Until we see the 94 calls to action and the 231 calls to justice implemented, we know it’s just another report and we need to see action,” said Robinson.Something’s fishy: 1 in 5 seafood products are mislabelled, study finds
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