First Nations Police

• ‘My way of giving back’: Officer on Alberta First Nation force proud of community

  Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut'ina First Nation reserve like the back of his hand. 

  Features

  Dec 18, 2023
  
• Alberta government announces funding to expand Indigenous police forces

  Justice Minister Tyler Shandro said the Alberta government will provide up to $30,000 to Indigenous and municipal communities who want to explore alternative policing models.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2022
  
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• Treaty 8 chiefs call for action against ‘abuse, violence, humiliation and racism’ in RCMP

  The calls come in the wake of a civilian watchdog’s report into how Mounties handled the high-profile shooting death of a young Indigenous man in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2021
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• Alberta justice minister says province expanding power, status for First Nations police

  The Alberta government has introduced proposed changes to the province's Police Act which would expand the powers of First Nations police forces.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2020
• Indigenous groups need to oversee police actions in Canada, commissioner says

  Aboriginal civilian groups that would oversee police actions are long past due in Canada, says a commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

  Sep 7, 2020
• Watchdog flags First Nations police problems

  The federal First Nations policing program is bedevilled by poor allocation of money, shoddy buildings and lack of transparency, auditor general Michael Ferguson says.

  Canada

  May 6, 2014