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Smith, Gondek weigh in on Blood Tribe member's death in Calgary police custody

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will take place on Monday under the tragic backdrop of the recent incident in which Blood Tribe member Jonathan Wells died while in police custody.

Wells died Sept. 17 in an incident at a southeast Calgary hotel when a physical altercation resulted in police applying restraints and medics sedating him.

Wells was unresponsive after being restrained and sedated and was declared dead at the scene.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been in contact with First Nations leaders and is waiting for the conclusion of the investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team .

“It makes it heavier but it also makes it all the more important. This is an important day ,” Oostenbrink said..