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Northern Alberta First Nations chief alleges he was beaten by RCMP
Athabascan Chipewyan First Nation was at a casino in Fort McMurray with his wife and niece on March 11, sources told Global News, adding when the family left the casino, they went to their truck where Adam’s wife was driving and Adam was a passenger.Sources say that an RCMP officer approached the family about an expired tag on their vehicle licence plates.They go on to say an RCMP officer laid hands on Adam’s wife and Adam objected. A second RCMP officer then arrived on the scene.An altercation occurred and, in the course of that altercation, the two RCMP officers are alleged to have assaulted Adam.