Indigenous leaders have high expectations for the lawyer and former chair of the First Nations Justice Council that he can turn the government’s symbolic gestures on reconciliation into action.
Since the B.C. NDP government passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in 2019, it has been criticized for saying the right things about reconciliation but not following up on those words with action.
One of the most pressing “extraordinary crises,” he said, is the over-representation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system. “We’ve dramatically increased our support for those centres because of their success in helping people break that cycle and give them a chance at a life that isn’t part of this rotating door in and out of jail,” Eby said.
White said this “important story in the life of our nation, knowing the power of the legal system to make a difference” inspired him to pursue Indigenous leadership roles and a legal career. “I heard of this guy who was a lawyer, a chief and a progressive but also understood the history,” Olsen said referring to White’s family connection to the White and Bob case. “He comes from a family lineage that has been engaged with the Crown governments over the years.”
White said he wants to see more Indigenous-led police forces. The Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service is the only First Nations-administered police service in B.C.
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