Atlantic chiefs and grieving families are calling for federal action and Indigenous oversight in investigations into police shootings after RCMP shot and killed two First Nations men in Atlantic Canada within five days.
Lack of Indigenous representation in investigations causing ‘erosion of trust,’ say chiefs
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· Posted: Jan 28, 2026 5:17 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Bronson Paul, left, and Darrell Augustine, right, were both shot and killed by the RCMP in the Atlantic provinces within five days. (Facebook/Maritime Happenings)
Chiefs in the Atlantic region are calling for an urgent meeting with federal ministers and RCMP officials following the fatal police shootings of two First Nations men within a week.
RCMP officers shot and killed Darrell Augustine, a Mi’kmaw man from Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia on Jan. 13, and Bronson Paul, a Wolastoqew man from Neqotkuk First Nation in New Brunswick on Jan. 18.
“These tragic events have deeply affected families and communities and underscore the need for meaningful action,” the Atlantic chiefs wrote in a statement released last Thursday.
The chiefs held an emergency meeting last week,
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