Athabasca Chipewyan: Latest News

Critical Infrastructure Defence Act is being applied differently to non-Indigenous protests than it is to Indigenous protests.In a statement, the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation chief and council said if the Coutts protest was organized by Indigenous people, authorities would have responded quickly to remove it.“Over the past several days we have watched in dismay as the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., is allowed to continue without intervention from authorities.” Movement at Coutts border on 5th day of blockade, one lane open in each direction Demonstrators began parking their vehicles and blocked the highway between southern Alberta and the United States on Saturday in solidarity with similar events in Ottawa and countrywide — to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and broader public health measures.The tie-up stranded travellers and cross-border truckers for days, compromising millions of dollars in trade and impeding access to basic goods and medical services for area residents.Police tried to peacefully break up the demonstration Tuesday, only to see others breach a nearby police barricade and join the blockade.Chad Williamson, a lawyer representing truckers blocking access to the border crossing, said Wednesday afternoon they spoke with Mounties and agreed to open some blocked lanes.However, on Thursday, a second protest on Highway 4 about 20 kilometres north of Coutts choked off traffic, RCMP said. New blockade pops up as Coutts border protest enters 6th day The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said that at about 12 p.m.

Greta Thunberg has voiced her support for Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam after video showing his arrest by RCMP was released to the public, calling it “very disturbing to see.” Thunberg noted she met with Adam when she travelled to Fort McMurray, Alta., last year to visit with leaders of the Mikisew Cree First Nation and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation along with a BBC documentary crew.“I’m shocked by this shameful abuse by the RCMP,” Thunberg said in the tweet posted early Saturday morning.I met with Chief Allan Adam in Fort McMurray last autumn and I'm shocked by this shameful abuse by the RCMP. Very disturbing to see.

Alberta RCMP has released dashcam video that shows the violent arrest of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam over an expired license plate in March. As David Akin reports, the shocking 12-minute arrest is now at the heart of an investigation into whether excessive force was used.

RCMP’s arrest of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam in Alberta shows that capturing such incidents on camera isn’t enough to address issues of systemic racism in the policing of Indigenous communities in Canada, experts say.Chief Adam was arrested outside a casino in Fort McMurray, Alta., by RCMP officers early on March 10. A RCMP dashboard camera recorded the events and the footage was filed as a court exhibit on Thursday.

Justin Trudeau says he has “serious questions” about the RCMP arrest of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam.“We must get to the bottom of this,” Trudeau said during his daily briefing in Ottawa.“Like many people, I have serious questions about what happened. The independent investigation must be transparent and be carried out so that we get answers.”Adam was arrested outside a casino in Fort McMurray, Alta., early on the morning of March 10.