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Encyclopedia > Aboriginal Police in Canada

Aboriginal Police in Canada are police forces responsible for public order on First Nations across Canada. Carved mask in Vancouver First Nations is a term for ethnicity used in Canada to replace the word Indian. It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not Inuit or Métis. ...


First Nations police forces were created in order for greater sensitivity to the needs of the people of the First Nations. Past conflicts, some fatal, have created tension between non-aboriginal police forces and aboriginal people. These incidents are mostly likely to occur in urban centres, but the shooting of Dudley George in Ontario supports the need for greater sensitivity. First Nations Chiefs of Police Association (FNCPA) was created in 1992 to co-ordinate ideas from other forces in dealing with aboriginal policing. Anthony OBrien Dudley George (March 17, 1957 - September 7, 1995) was a Canadian First Nations protestor who was shot and killed near Ipperwash Provincial Park in Ontario in 1995. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 4th 1... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...


A list of First Nations police forces:

  • Alberta
    • Blood Tribe Police - Standoff, Alberta
    • North Peace Tribal Police Services - Fort Vermillion, Alberta
    • Lesser Slave Lake Regional Police Service - Driftpile, Alberta
    • Tsuu T'ina Nation Police Service, Tsuu T'ina, Alberta
  • British Columbia
    • Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Services - Lillooet, British Columbia
    • Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service - Mt. Currie, British Columbia
  • Manitoba
    • Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council (DOTC) Police Department - Brandon, Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nova Scotia
  • Nunavut
  • Ontario
    • Six Nations Police - Ohsweken, Ontario
    • Tyendinga Mohawk Police - Shannonville, Ontario
    • Wikwemikong Tribal Police - Wikwemikong, Ontario
    • Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service - Thunder Bay, Ontario
    • Treaty Three Police Service - Kenora, Ontario
    • UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service - M'Chigeeng First Nation, Ontario
    • Anishinabek Police Service - Garden River, Ontario
    • Anishinabek Police Service - Garden River, Ontario
    • Tyendinaga Mohawk Police - Shannonville, Ontario
    • Akwesasne Mohawk Police, Akwesasne, Ontario
    • Walpole Island Police Service - Wallanceburg, Ontario
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Quebec
    • Cree Police Service, Cree Regional Authority - Montreal, Quebec
    • Mistissini Cree Police - Mistissini, Quebec
    • Kanesatake Mohawk Police, Kanesatake, Quebec
    • Kativik Regional Police Force - Kuujjuag , Quebec
    • Whapmagosstui Police - Whapmagoostui, Quebec
    • Long Point Police - Winnieway, Quebec
    • Nasakapi Police Force - Kawachikamach, Quebec
    • Whapmagoostui Police - Whapmagoostui, Quebec
    • Ouje-Bougoumou Cree Nation Police Department - Ouje-bougoumou, Quebec
    • Nasakapi Police Force - Kawawachikamach Indian Reserve - Kawachikamach, Quebec
  • Saskatchewan
    • File Hill First nations Police Service - Balcarres, Saskatchewan
  • Yukon

Police forces in urban centres also have outreach officers to serve aboriginals living outside the reserves. Most of these officers are aboriginals.

The Toronto Police Service (TPS), also known colloqually as T.O.P.D., formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the local police force for the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Provincial Police, also known as the O.P.P. is the provincial police force for the province of Ontario. ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ...

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