By Jaryn Vecchio
Downtown Fort McMurray, October 2018 // Elizabeth Priest - Harvard Broadcasting
Rural communities across the RMWB are calling for a stay-at-home order for the region.
Wood Buffalo is currently the worst in Alberta for spread of the virus, doubling the rates in Calgary and Edmonton.
Allan Adam, Chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, says the provincial government needs to step up.
“For almost thirteen months we have followed the leadership of Jason Kenney, and where has it gotten us? To last place in the country when it comes to the rate of spread.”
According to a release from the Athabasca Tribal Council, an elder recently died as he couldn’t get treatment at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre as there was no space available.
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Proponents of video recording by police, including with body-worn cameras that film a civilian s interaction with officers, say it s a way to hold law enforcement accountable.
But 13 months after Adam s arrest, no one has been charged and the investigation is still open.
The video doesn t necessarily reveal that more surveillance, more visibility, is a good thing, said Kevin Walby, an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Winnipeg who has studied the usefulness of police body cameras.
RCMP dashcam footage of the March 2020 arrest of Adam shows an arriving officer jump-tackling the chief to the ground without warning, punching him in the head and putting him in a chokehold.(Court exhibit)
Proponents of video recording by police, including with body-worn cameras that film a civilian s interaction with officers, say it s a way to hold law enforcement accountable.
But 13 months after Adam s arrest, no one has been charged and the investigation is still open.
The video doesn t necessarily reveal that more surveillance, more visibility, is a good thing, said Kevin Walby, an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Winnipeg who has studied the usefulness of police body cameras.
RCMP dashcam footage of the March 2020 arrest of Adam shows an arriving officer jump-tackling the chief to the ground without warning, punching him in the head and putting him in a chokehold.(Court exhibit)
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Indigenous leaders worry about how losing cultural gatherings this past year is impacting the mental health of their communities, as well as opportunities to celebrate their culture.
Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), and board president of the Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC), said losing cultural gatherings is one of many factors hurting mental health in Fort Chipewyan. The community usually hosts seven cultural events annually that bring people together.
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