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National Indigenous News June 9 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: This is a look at your national indigenous news.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: Dozens of residential school survivors, intergenerational survivors, and local community members gathered Monday in downtown Yellowknife to witness the blessing of the location for the Northwest Territory's future residential school monument.
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  SPEAKER_00: In addition to a ceremony to bless the location of the memorial, a touchstone was unveiled to the community by the members of the Residential School Survivors Circle We Always Remember.
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  SPEAKER_00: The 82nd Call to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls for the installation of a residential school monument in each capital city across Canada.
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  SPEAKER_00: Community members were invited to join the survivors in touching the rock to imbue it with their blessing, prayers, and positive energy.
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  SPEAKER_00: The touchstone comes from the field where the Fort Providence Residential School used to stand.
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  SPEAKER_00: The groundbreaking of the site, located just off the Frame Lake Trail near Somba K Park in Yellowknife, is expected to begin late this summer.
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  SPEAKER_00: The touchstone will be installed in 2027.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sturgeon Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan has taken the first step towards establishing a formal working relationship with the Saskatchewan Service in an effort to strengthen public safety on reserve.
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  SPEAKER_00: Chief and Council have passed a band council resolution directing the nation to begin discussions with the Saskatchewan Service on a memorandum of understanding that would see the agency provide services on Sturgeon Lake First Nation alongside the RCMP.
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  SPEAKER_00: The resolution was approved Monday, and according to the First Nation, the agreement would support RCMP policing efforts while allowing the Marshal Service to conduct proactive investigations and enforcement activities on reserve lands.
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  SPEAKER_00: The proposed partnership would also include information sharing and greater coordination between the two organizations.
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  SPEAKER_00: The First Nation says a finalized memorandum of understanding would establish a framework for future collaboration focused on safety, security, and the well-being of community members.
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  SPEAKER_00: Chief and Council have directed negotiations to begin immediately.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yellowknife is the latest Canadian city to be included in a national RCMP initiative to collect race-based data, a move aimed at identifying and addressing systemic racism in policing.
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  SPEAKER_00: The RCMP's race-based collection initiative is a national effort to evaluate how indigenous, black, and other racionalized people experience interactions with frontline policing during specific types of contact, including use of force incidents, wellness checks, and arrests.
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  SPEAKER_00: The project launched as a pilot in 2024 at four sites, including Whitehorse.
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  SPEAKER_00: As of May, this program is underway in 40 locations across Canada.
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  SPEAKER_00: Based on the eventual findings, advocates say they want to see a community action plan developed to help racialized residents understand their rights and better represent themselves when interacting with law enforcement.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yellowknife residents can expect police officers to ask more clarifying questions when interacting with them, and according to RCMP, that data will help law enforcement understand whether certain demographics are overrepresented in the police system, and if so, why?
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national Indigenous news.