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This has been called a genocide’: New book details the fight for missing, murdered Indigenous women, girls – CTV News
May 30, 2023 Journalist Angela Sterritt decided to add her own story into an investigative book she was writing. The decision, she said, was not taken lightly. As a member of the Gitxsan Nation in B.C., Sterritt’s own story of her upbringing emulates some of the themes she details in her new book, “Unbroken: My […]
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Community rallies for Indigenous teen, as RCMP apologize for ‘miscommunication’ around her death – Capital Daily
May 29, 2023 Carsyn Seaweed died after being found in a “semi-conscious state under suspicious circumstances” on May 15 People gathered outside of an RCMP detachment in Cowichan territories on Friday to demand justice for 15-year-old Carsyn Mackenzie Seaweed, whose sudden passing has rattled the community. On May 15, Carsyn was found in “Duncan” in […]
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Information roadblocks for Indigenous in-custody deaths in B.C. revealed in new report – Vancouver Is Awesome
Leonard Cler-Cunningham’s website lists the names of almost 50 Indigenous people who have died in custody since the 1960s. The B.C.’s government’s alleged unwillingness to release information on the deaths of Indigenous people while in police custody is a problem that needs to end, a new report says. “For the B.C. Office of Information and […]
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RCMP arrested Indigenous assault victim instead of taking her to hospital, inquest hears – CBC
May 25, 2023 B.C.’s police watchdog cleared officers of wrong doing in 2017 incident in Quesnel, B.C. WARNING: This story contains graphic details of an assault. RCMP, who responded to a 911 call about an assault on an Indigenous woman in October 2017, arrested the victim and took her to the detachment in handcuffs instead of […]
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B.C. researcher starts project to document Indigenous deaths in police custody – CBC
May 24, 2023 First Nations and advocates echo calls for more transparency into in-custody deaths An independent researcher is calling for greater transparency around deaths in police custody in B.C., saying they disproportionately affect Indigenous people. Leonard Cler-Cunningham, a researcher who has documented the deaths of Indigenous people in custody for decades and co-authored research into violence […]
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New funding advances public safety, connects victims with services
VICTORIA – People throughout the province will benefit from projects that advance community safety and crime-prevention initiatives, assist people experiencing gender-based violence, and support Indigenous people recovering from trauma. The Civil Forfeiture Grant Program provides funding to support community-safety-related projects throughout British Columbia. As part of the 2022-23 cycle, $9.7 million will support 197 community […]
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Individuals who attended Federal Indian Residential Schools as Day Scholars have just under six months to submit a claim for compensation
Individuals who attended Federal Indian Residential Schools as Day Scholars have just under six months to submit a claim for compensation. Resources and supports are available to help individuals claim the $10,000 Day Scholar Compensation Payment. by Waddell Phillips, Class Counsel in the Federal Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars class action Vancouver, May 18, 2023 […]
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Crisis-line expansions will support survivors of gender-based violence
May 17, 2023 VICTORIA – Survivors of gender-based violence throughout the province will soon have better access to critical services they need in times of crisis. Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre (Salal) and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) have received new federal funding to enhance their crisis lines, which provide 24-hour provincewide, comprehensive, […]
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Arrest of Indigenous man by Prince Rupert RCMP raising questions – APTN News
May 15, 2023 The arrest of an Indigenous man by at least five officers with the Prince Rupert RCMP has people on social media questioning whether the officers used too much force. According to the police, the man was taken into custody after resisting arrest. The man was sleeping in a doorway at the time. […]
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Minister’s statement on National Police Week
May 15, 2023 VICTORIA – Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has released the following statement in recognition of National Police Week, May 14-20, 2023: “In our largest cities and smallest towns, in remote villages and Indigenous communities, we rely on police officers to prevent crime and violence, and protect people. Every […]
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