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CPKN/CACP Forum on Principles and Practices of Authentic Engagement with Indigenous Communities
The Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) are working in collaboration with the Vancouver Police Department to host a two-day forum on Principles and Practices of Authentic Engagement with Indigenous Communities. Historically, government agencies have rarely prioritized authentic engagement with Indigenous peoples. The relationships between public safety […]
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Indigenous organizations and legal aid clinic rebuke Canada for mass incarceration of Indigenous people, call for redirection of funding to Indigenous governments and organizations as part of Canada’s human rights review by the United Nations
GENEVA, Aug. 28, 2023 – Today, Dene lawyer Jennifer Duncan is in Geneva leading up to Canada’s 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Pre-Session to draw international attention to Canada’s continued mass incarceration of Indigenous people. Jennifer Duncan is voicing the calls of the BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC), the BC Assembly of First Nations […]
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New billboards on Highway of Tears to honour missing, murdered Indigenous women – Vancouver Sun
Aug 24, 2023 The route has been called Highway of Tears because more than 40 women and girls, mostly Indigenous, have gone missing and murdered since 1969. New billboards have been installed along the Highway of Tears to honour Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Four billboards were unveiled recently by Carrier Sekani Family […]
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Statement on the Death of Councillor Stephanie Patterson
Coquitlam, BC – kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) First Nation is deeply saddened to announce the tragic death of our beloved Councillor and community member, Stephanie Patterson. Stephanie is survived by three children. Stephanie was elected as a Councillor on April 1, 2023, and was to serve a four-year term until March 31, 2027. She was appointed to […]
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3 Mounties plead not guilty to attempted obstruction of justice in Indigenous man’s death – CBC
Aug 16, 2023 3 RCMP officers charged following Dale Culver’s death in police custody Three RCMP officers have pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to obstruct justice in the death of an Indigenous man who died in police custody in Prince George in 2017. Dale Culver, a Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan man, was arrested by RCMP […]
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Body of missing Kwikwetlem First Nation councillor is found – Burnaby Now
Stephanie Patterson was first reported missing to Coquitlam RCMP last Friday (Aug. 11). The body of missing Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm) First Nation Coun. Stephanie Patterson has been found. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announced today (Aug. 16) that the 44-year-old woman’s remains were located in a rural part of Mission. Recommended reads for you: Man arrested, Kwikwetlem […]
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Carrier Sekani Family Services unveil billboards honouring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – My Prince George Now
Aug. 15th, 2023 Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) and the Highway of Tears Governing Body have unveiled new billboards that will be placed along Highway 16 between Prince George and Smithers. The billboards read “We are hope. We are strength.” The partnership aims to address recommendation 9 of the 2006 Highway of Tears Recommendation Report, […]
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Open Letter: Support for the CRCC Review of the C-IRG and Call to Immediately Disband the C-IRG
August 14, 2023 Dear Michelaine Lahaie, Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, Minister Farnworth, and Minister Mendicino, We are writing with respect to Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) Resolution 2023-23 “Support for the CRCC Review of the C-IRG and Call to Immediately Disband the C-IRG” which was presented, affirmed, and endorsed unanimously at the UBCIC Chiefs […]
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RCMP watchdog concerned with delays in B.C. C-IRG probe – CBC
Aug 14, 2023 Civilian Review and Complaints Commission also announces hiring of Indigenous-led law firm in email update The RCMP’s federal review agency recently hired an Indigenous-led law firm as concerns grow about delays in its probe of the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG), a special unit created to police civil disobedience against pipelines in British Columbia. The watchdog, created to ensure […]
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Addressing Systemic Racism within Government programming and services in BC through a proposed new Anti-Racism Legislation
What is the new Anti-Racism Legislation? The new Anti-Racism Legislation is a proposed new law from The Ministry of Attorney General that aims to address systemic racism within British Columbia. Anti-racism is the practice of understanding and targeting the root causes of biases resulting in inequalities in services, systems and structures that disadvantage people based […]
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