FNLC Appalled by Recent Killings of First Nation Individuals Across Canada by Law Enforcement Agencies

October 4, 2024

(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is appalled by the unprovoked violence used against First Nations people
by several law enforcement agencies across the country, resulting in the tragic deaths of nine individuals in just the last month.

This shocking and horrific behaviour is a result of the deep and ongoing systemic racism First Nation peoples face in this country, the severe lack of cultural competency among law enforcement officers, and the failure of Canada to provide adequate and effective policing to First Nations peoples.

In 1995, the Supreme Court of Canada ruling of R. v. Gladue acknowledged the systemic over representation of Indigenous peoples within the Canadian justice system. This ruling proves the inherent biases of our existing  justice system that continues to harm First Nations people.

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