First Nations Policing

• ‘Never get that downtime’: Why an Ontario community only has 1 cop

  Const. John Sahanatien is one of 78 Ontario First Nations Policing Agreement officers across the province, operating under a trilateral agreement. A new report says it's broken.

  Crime

  May 21, 2025
  
• Feds blamed AFN for delays, slow progress on First Nations policing bill: documents

  Documents show that federal officials worried long-promised legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service was being delayed by the Assembly of First Nations.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2023
  
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• Ottawa blamed AFN for delays in First Nations policing bill: documents

  The documents show officials were concerned things were not moving fast enough for the government to meet its promise to table a bill before Parliament's summer recess.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2023
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• James Smith Cree Nation hoping for community safety officers: chief

  James Smith Cree Nation Chief Wally Burns says the community needs more safety. While he's waiting for federal legislation he's hoping to bring in on-reserve safety personnel.

  Canada

  May 15, 2023
• Prince Albert Indigenous group looks into self-administered policing

  The Navajo Nation are part of the Dene community, which is why PAGC took a trip south of the border instead of visiting other Nations in Canada. 

  Canada

  May 1, 2023
• Ottawa not committing when to introduce First Nations policing bill

  A press secretary for Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino backed away from any timeline, saying 'It is too early to say when the legislation will be tabled.'

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2023
• Exclusive: Widow’s 911 call before James Smith Cree Nation murders reveals prior violence

  Global News has obtained the full 911 call Damien Sanderson's wife made one day before the James Smith Cree Nation murders took place.

  Crime

  Feb 9, 2023
• Want to make First Nations policing an essential service? Fund it, advocate says

  The program is chronically underfunded by governments, hampering the ability of First Nations to develop and implement their own self-determined police services, a report found.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2022
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• Feds aim to table First Nations policing bill this fall after Saskatchewan stabbings

  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said work is underway to make community policing an essential service for First Nations, while addressing "significant flaws."

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2022
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• Saskatchewan leaders look to implement First Nations policing after stabbing tragedy

  Saskatchewan Indigenous leaders push the governments to act on First Nations on-reserve policing following the mass killings in James Smith Cree Nation.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2022