Exploring Theme: "Commitments to Indigenous-Police Relations"

10 recruits now move on to 6 months of on-the-ground training CBC Indigenous: Autumn Lowther joined the Manitoba First Nations Police Service out of a love for her community and to fight for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Her aunt Amanda Sophia Bartlett went missing in 1996. “My goal is just to protect...

Fort McMurray 468 First Nation taking hard stance against dealers NationTalk: A First Nation in northern Alberta is taking steps to control its future, and the safety of its members, in the fight against drugs. Councillors and residents in the small community of Fort McMurray 468 First Nation, 40 kilometres south of Fort McMurray, have seen an increase...

Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service Const. Kenny Big Plume on patrol on the Tsuut’ina Nation, near Calgary Photo: Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press.  Windspeaker.com: The Canadian Press – Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut’ina reserve like the back of his hand. Big Plume, 33, was raised by his grandparents on the...

14 people train in conflict management, helping people in crisis CBC Indigenous: Fourteen peacekeepers graduated from a new training program and are now serving seven Mi’kmaw communities across New Brunswick, aiming to provide an alternative to enforcement-based policing. Tristan Sock is already on the job in L’nui Menuikuk, Indian Island First Nation, about 65 kilometres north of Moncton. “In my experience as soon...

NationTalk: The Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) are working in collaboration with the Vancouver Police Department to host a two-day forum on Principles and Practices of Authentic Engagement with Indigenous Communities. Historically, government agencies have rarely prioritized authentic engagement with Indigenous peoples.  The relationships between public...

Local community members tell CBC what they would like to see with new unit CBC News: Some members of Indigenous communities in Ottawa have mixed feelings as the city’s police force plans to create an Indigenous unit, urging caution that more work is needed to build acceptance and understanding. On Monday, the Ottawa Police Service released its...