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Protest song “Shout Over Silence” unites Indigenous voices in fight for justice
September 13, 2024 Protest song “Shout Over Silence” unites Indigenous voices in fight for justice Sophomore release by Zoongde`e builds on collective healing project with Aboriginal Legal Services and Make Music Matter LISTEN NOW Toronto, September 13, 2024 – “Shout Over Silence” by Zoongde`e is the latest single to come out of the Culture to Wellness […]
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New Brunswick RCMP dispute death of Indigenous man was wellness check gone wrong – Global News
September 13, 2024 New Brunswick RCMP are disputing claims that the recent shooting death of an Indigenous man in mental distress happened during a police wellness check. Assistant commissioner DeAnna Hill, commander of the New Brunswick RCMP, says that information is inaccurate. On Monday, the RCMP said two officers responded to a report of an […]
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Statement from the Commanding Officer of J Division regarding a recent shooting incident in Elsipogtog, N.B.
September 12, 2024 On September 8th, 2024, the New Brunswick RCMP were dispatched to a 911 call for service involving a suicidal male armed with a weapon at a residence in Elsipogtog. I want to clarify that information circulating that this call was a wellness check is inaccurate. I am deeply committed to transparency and accountability to the public […]
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15 days and six Indigenous people have died when coming in contact with police across Canada – APTN News
Sep 12, 2024 Family of ‘Iggy’ Dedam speaks out after he was shot and killed by RCMP. Amber Joseph says when she arrived on the scene just after her brother Steven Dedam was shot by the RCMP, she was shocked. “When I came in they didn’t have compression on him,” she told APTN News. “He […]
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Pauktuutit leader calls for Inuit voices to be heard in fight against violence – Nunatsiaq News
Sep 12, 2024 Nancy Etok shares experience from meeting with Indigenous women from U.S., Mexico earlier this month in Mexico City Inuit voices must be included in conversations about ending violence against Indigenous women, girls and gender-diverse people, says Pauktuutit president Nancy Etok. Etok attended a trilateral working group that included representatives from Canada, the […]
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Wolastoqey Nation calls for representation in SIRT – CTV News
Sept. 12, 2024 Wolastoqey Nation is calling for Indigenous representation in SIRT after the recent fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by a Mountie. Read More: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video/c2992276-wolastoqey-nation-calls-for-representation-in-sirt
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In 2020, New Brunswick police fatally shot two Indigenous people, prompting protests – CTV News
Sept. 11, 2024 The recent fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by a New Brunswick Mountie(opens in a new tab) offers a chilling reminder of two separate incidents in 2020 when police officers in the province fatally shot Indigenous people in distress. On the night of June 12, 2020, RCMP officers in eastern New Brunswick […]
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N.B. First Nation wants ‘thorough investigation’ into fatal shooting – 91.9 The Bend
Sep 11, 2024 The Elsipogtog First Nation is calling for a “thorough investigation” into this weekend’s fatal shooting. A man allegedly threatening to harm himself was shot and killed by an RCMP officer on Sunday evening. Police have said the man was carrying a weapon and refused to comply with officers. Another officer fired their […]
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SIRT Investigating Fatal Officer Involved Shooting on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
September 10, 2024 On Sunday, September 8, at approximately 8:55 a.m., the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) received a notification from the Saskatchewan RCMP regarding an officer-involved shooting that had just taken place on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. SIRT’s Civilian Executive Director accepted the notification as within SIRT’s mandate and directed an investigation by […]
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Police watchdog investigating after Mi’kmaw man killed by RCMP at Elsipogtog First Nation – CBC
Sep 09, 2024 Elsipogtog First Nation calling for thorough investigation of incident A Mi’kmaw man was shot and killed by police late Sunday night on the Elsipogtog First Nation, about 55 kilometres north of Moncton. A statement from the First Nation said the band sent its condolences to the man’s family and the entire community. It said […]
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