ᐅᔭᓯᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ [Oyasiwewin] -Law and affairs
Our justice program aligns with the principles of the federal Aboriginal Justice Strategy (AJS), which supports Aboriginal community-based justice programs as alternatives to mainstream justice processes where appropriate.
The objectives of the AJS are:
- To contribute to a decrease in the rates of victimization, crime and incarceration among Aboriginal people in communities with AJS programs.
- To assist Aboriginal people in assuming greater responsibility for the administration of justice in their communities.
- To provide better and more timely information about community-based justice programs funded by the AJS.
- To reflect and include Aboriginal values within the justice system.
The Community Justice Fund is available for community-based justice programs that promote diversion, develop pre-sentencing options, prepare sentencing alternatives, such as circles, family and civil mediation, and additional community justice services, including victim support or offender re-integration services.
The Capacity Building Fund supports training and events that develop the knowledge and skills needed to establish and manage community-based justice programs.
RCMP
In 2013, the Métis Settlements General Council–which represents the eight Métis settlements–and the RCMP entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the relationship between Métis peoples and the RCMP.
The RCMP committed to: providing a permanent posting in each settlement, to make every reasonable effort to respect the interests of the Métis Settlement and Council and to ensure each RCMP member assigned to a settlement is culturally aware of Indigenous and Aboriginal peoples’ beliefs and local community values.
They also committed to providing quarterly/annual reports to the Council, with information about police’s community relation activities, enforcement data and crime statistics for each settlement.
As a result of the MOA, the Alberta government provided funding for the additional police officers. Our new administration building includes an office for the RCMP member assigned to FLMS.
CONTACT
Ann Fayant
Phone: 780-943-2202 ext. 1014
