Aboriginal police in Canada

Aboriginal Police in Canada are police forces responsible for public order on First Nations across Canada.

The national government created First Nations police forces for greater sensitivity to the First Nations. Past conflicts, with some deaths, have created tension between non-aboriginal police forces and aboriginal people. In 1992 the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association (FNCPA) was created to co-ordinate ideas from other forces in dealing with aboriginal policing.

A list of First Nations police forces:

• Alberta:
  • Blood Tribe Police Service - Standoff, Alberta
  • North Peace Tribal Police Services - Fort Vermilion, Alberta
  • Tsuu T'ina Nation Police Service, Tsuu T'ina, Alberta

• British Columbia
  • Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service - Lillooet, British Columbia
  • Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service - Mt. Currie, British Columbia

• Manitoba
  • Dakota Ojibway Police Service (Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council) - Brandon, Manitoba
  • Opaskwayak Cree Nation Police Department - The Pas, Manitoba

• New Brunswick
  • Woodstock First Nation Police - Woodstock, New Brunswick

• Newfoundland and Labrador

• Northwest Territories

• Nova Scotia

• Nunavut

• Ontario
  • First Nations Police

• Prince Edward Island

• Quebec:
  • Cree Police Service, Cree Regional Authority - Montreal, Quebec
  • Chisasibi Cree Police Force - Chisasibi, Quebec
  • Eastmain Cree Police Force - Eastmain, Quebec
  • Mistissini Cree Force Police - Mistissini, Quebec
  • Nemaska Cree Police Force - Nemaska, Quebec
  • Ouje-Bougoumou Cree Police Force - Ouje-Bougoumou, Quebec
  • Waskaganish Cree Police Force - Waskaganish, Quebec
  • Waswanipi Cree Police Force - Waswanipi, Quebec
  • Wemendji Cree Police Force - Wemindji, Quebec
  • Whapmagoostui Police - Whapmagoostui, Quebec
  • Kanesatake Mohawk Police, Kanesatake, Quebec - No longer exists
  • Kativik Regional Police Force - Kuujjuaq , Quebec
  • Long Point Police - Winnieway, Quebec
  • Nasakapi Police Force - Kawachikamach, Quebec
  • Nasakapi Police Force - Kawawachikamach Indian Reserve - Kawachikamach, Quebec

• Saskatchewan
  • File Hill First nations Police Service - Balcarres, Saskatchewan

• Yukon

City police forces have outreach officers to serve aboriginals living outside the reserves. Most of these officers are aboriginals.

• Sudbury Police
• Toronto Police Service
• Ontario Provincial Police
• RCMP

External links

• Aboriginal Policing Directorate -Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
• The Aboriginal Justice Implementation Commission - Manitoba
• UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service
• Policing and Corrections - Aboriginal Canada Portal
• Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service
• Blood Tribe Police
• Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council (DOTC) Police Department
• Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service