Erick Laming, an Algonquin First Nation PhD candidate studying criminology at the University of Toronto, has interviewed Indigenous people living off and on reserve about their interactions with police, and says he’s heard many first-hand stories about police violence and victims having no recourse. Coinciding with increased drugs, are increased calls related to mental health in the community. In case of emergency call 911 or to report a crime call 519 445-2811 This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. Friedman is still asking Six Nations police to allow an outside body to investigate her clients’ complaints. Dallas Porter said the Six Nations Police Service officer grabbed him and slammed him onto the ground. Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Vote for your Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship!!! “Dallas could have died, easily, the second that somebody put his face into the ground,” said Alyziah Styres, who listened as Porter struggled to breathe in the back of a police car, his tracheostomy tube partially obstructed. “I see First Nations policing as the model for community policing,” he said. And the budget is always tight — Montour said he watched a recent announcement by Ontario to fund 200 new OPP officers in response to a report on mental health, meanwhile Six Nations Police doesn’t even have mobile workstations in their cruisers. United in anger, the men launched complaints about their treatment by officers — but soon realized there was nowhere to turn except the police force itself. Like many of Ontario’s First Nations communities, Six Nations is outside the jurisdiction of the province’s police watchdogs.

According to Turtle Island News, the council said in May that there are several concerns about the police service, ranging from ignored emails to community complaints about a problem with the Six Nations police culture. Republication or distribution of this content is “Police arrived on scene as the home was observed to be completely engulfed in flames. rights reserved. “As a member of this community, I deserve the right to feel safe and protected by our police service. Allegations of police use of force against Indigenous people happen “way more often than the public even knows about,” Laming said. permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. “If you use drugs, use with someone you trust,” police said in a social media post. But Montour says that’s also the strength of First Nations policing. Republication or distribution of this content is

presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution If the OIPRD or SIU had been investigating, the complainants would have been interviewed and there would be a detailed report explaining the process and the outcome, she said. That’s why he’s so focused on helping victims. to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about After 28 years working his way through the ranks at Six Nations Police, including leading criminal investigations into some of the community’s most serious cases, Darren Montour is the new chief of the First Nations police service. It may have been the longest Championship in history but the 2020 Guinness Six Nations delivered an enthralling Super Saturday that saw England deservedly claim the title. It’s critical that he avoid lying on his stomach — precisely what he says he was forced to do by police. It will also create a new oversight option called the inspector general, which will monitor and inspect police services and boards, including those in First Nations communities that have opted in. Targeting drug traffickers remains the major focus for Six Nations Police. But as a young man with little work available, he noticed an advertisement for the police service. He is in favour of body-worn cameras, but says, like almost everything in policing it comes down to funding. Fire Services responded to the home on Sixth Line east of Cayuga Road around 8:23 a.m. alongside police and ambulance services. This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. Amid a national reckoning about policing, in the wake of two recent fatal police shootings of Indigenous people in New Brunswick and the violent arrest of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam, the men are speaking out about what they say is a lack of accountability for police actions in their home territory. This account is not monitored 24/7. Through consultation with Indigenous communities, Tulloch said the “desire for appropriate civilian oversight of First Nations policing is clear.”. However, I am left feeling violated by the very people who are supposed to be safeguarding our community,” Ryan Davis wrote in a complaint to former Six Nations Police Chief Glen Lickers late last year. With no options available, the men asked Six Nations police to bring in a third party, such as an outside police service, to investigate. During the transition time there were major incidents in the community, including a fire at Six Nations elected Chief Mark Hill’s house — the Aug. 18 fire is being investigated as an arson. According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of the Solicitor General, incoming changes to Ontario’s policing legislation will create civilian police oversight of officers employed by First Nation boards that choose to opt in.

First Nations police services are often staffed by Indigenous officers, though not exclusively. Like most of the 36 uniformed officers that make up Six Nations Police, Montour is from the community.

Later that month, the men were advised their complaints had been dismissed, without them ever being interviewed. If the raid and arrests had occurred outside Six Nations’ territory, Porter’s injuries would have automatically prompted an investigation by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which probes serious injuries and deaths involving police. To order Nicole O’Reilly is a Hamilton-based reporter covering crime and justice for The Spectator. All expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto Police located the vehicle on Fourth Line …

I was like, ‘How is this right’?”. The survivor of a past suicide attempt, Porter, 19, requires a tracheostomy tube to breathe. He takes over the top job at a time when the community is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing drug crisis, as well as continued tension between those who support the elected council and police, and those who only recognize the traditional hereditary chiefs. All Rights Reserved. “I just want justice, and that’s something that hasn’t been on this reserve for a very long time, if ever,” said Mike Davis. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. His grandfather, dad, uncles, cousins and brothers all followed that path, and at first Montour did as well. They said when police refused, they turned to the Six Nations Confederacy Council.

Six Nations Police is in the preliminary stages of establishing a mobile crisis response unit — similar to the model in Hamilton that pairs police with mental-health workers.

Drugs, especially fentanyl, are “destroying our youth,” he said. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. OHSWEKEN- Six Nations Police issued an drug overdose alert Wednesday, Nov., 4, 2020 after the community saw three suspected overdoses in the last five days . Instead, there has been “complete lack of accountability” surrounding what she called a disturbing use of excessive force. There are challenging aspects of policing in the community where you live: victims may be your cousin or neighbour; the accused might be someone you grew up with. Police located the vehicle on Fourth Line Road and were able to block it in to prevent it from… Read more », This message is only visible to admins:Unable to display Facebook posts, Copyright © Six Nations Police Service.

He led Six Nations Police in one of the community’s most devastating crimes — the murders of Melissa Miller, 37, Alan Porter, 33, and Michael Jamieson, 32, found dead in a field near Oneida Nation of the Thames in November 2018. Porter, who is not involved with the dispensary and arrived only moments before police, suffered a broken nose. ... As the Six Nations Police Service we see our contribution to the overall well-being of our community as going well beyond the recognized roles and responsibilities of a law enforcement. presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution The Six Nations Police Service congratulates Team Ontario for their silver medal finish at the 2017 Nations Aboriginal Hockey Championship, held in May 2017, in Cowichan, British Columbia. The Star sought comment from the elected council but did not hear back. He and Davis said officers refused to get the backpack containing Q-tips needed to clear Porter’s breathing tube. “We also hope the (Six Nations police) will immediately start working with the Six Nations Elected Council and Hereditary Council to find new practices that will restore police legitimacy in the community, not only in the way they respond to complaints, but also in the way they police,” Friedman said. Suddenly, the teen’s life was in peril. Montour said they’re working with Six Nations Health Services. Reach her via email. Six Nations Police. Montour officially took over Aug. 17 from longtime chief Glenn Lickers. Newspapers Limited, One Yonge Street, 4th floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam.