Paul Avanthay News Today

Calls for Indigenous self-policing have grown louder in recent months, and now the Saskatchewan government is taking its first steps into making that a reality.

After last year’s stabbings at James Smith Cree Nation, reserves are rethinking how to keep themselves safe – and how to navigate a maze of jurisdictions that Ottawa plans to redesign

Calls for more Indigenous police forces have grown louder in Canada since the stabbing rampage on the James Sm...

Calls for more Indigenous police forces have grown louder in Canada since the stabbing rampage on the James Smith Cree Nation and recent assaults on o...

Some First Nations have already created or started work on forming community safety officer programs.

After 43 years of policing, File Hills First Nations Police Service chief Lennard Busch is retiring. Paul Avanthay, the service’s former operations officer, is taking over the role.