Indigenous Law Students Rally to Help People Know Their Rights in Police Encounters – CBC

Oct 7, 2015

A group of law students have organized a rally outside the Thunder Bay police station today in support of Cheyanne Moonias, a First Nations student in the city who filed a complaint against police over a street check.

They want to educate community members about their legal rights during police encounters, said Sherry Abotossaway, a member of the Indigenous Law Students Association at Lakehead University.

Abotossaway said she especially wants to get the information across to young students, who may feel intimidated by police.

“They have that fear in them that whatever the police officer says I have to give them my ID or I have to tell them who I am,” she said. “But that’s not the case.”

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