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Civilian oversight crucial to RCMP reform, says investigative reporter and author
The issue of reforming the RCMP has become a topic of conversation for many recently.
After the Civilian Review Complaints Commission (CRCC) released their report which found the RCMP discriminated against the family of Colten Boushie during their investigation, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) called for the force to be put under civilian oversight. The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) has also spoken up in support of civilian oversight.
Jane Gerster an independent reporter and author of the upcoming book about the RCMP, For the Good of the Force explained reforming the national police force is hardly a new idea.
PAGC and STC open COVID-19 vaccine clinics
At least two Indigenous organizations in the province are opening COVID-19 immunization clinics.
Beginning today, the Prince Albert Grand Council will hold an on-reserve clinic at the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The site will be open to anyone who wants to be inoculated. Cree and Dene translation will be provided.
The Saskatoon Tribal Council too is opening a clinic Tuesday at SaskTel Centre for vaccinations.
“When we talk about why we are having a site. It’s to promote the safety of our people. We want our young children to be able to play together, to gather at the playgrounds and to visit their families,” STC Tribal Chief Mark Arcand said. “We want to be able to go to events to our ceremonies to our powwows.”
They tried to take if from her, but Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth’s Denesuline language is more alive than ever As a residential school survivor who persevered despite being taunted and forbidden to speak her language, Hatchet Lake Dene Nation Elder Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth said she’s always been a bit of a rebel. When Tsannie-Burseth was taken from her home in Wollaston Lake (of the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation) and sent to St. Michael’s Residential School in Duck Lake she made a pact with herself to keep on speaking her language. Now she works to keep that flame alive among Dene youth.
A political career spanning nearly 30 years, is coming to an end for the Chief of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN).
After a lengthy consultation with his wife and family, Peter Beatty decided not to seek re-election on April 13. Beatty told
paNOW the decision to step down was not an easy one, and was based on a combination of personal reasons.
“For the most part I’ve been away from home for 28 years. In fact, two of our youngest, one of them is an RN, and you know I haven’t seen them grow up really,” he said.
In addition to wanting to spend more time with family, Beatty also acknowledged he will turn 67 this fall, meaning if re-elected, he would be in office until he was 70.