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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2023 · 23 MIN

Broken Trust: An Indigenous Person's Encounters with Police - "Angeline"

from Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial · host Benjamin Perrin

Content Note: general discussion of colonial violence and racism against Indigenous people including residential schools, the 60s Scoops and in police encounters; sexual abuse against an Indigenous person as a child; intimate partner violence; a graphic description of a childhood physical assault by an adoptive parent; failure of child protection and police to provide protection; and description of an assault by a police officer against an Indigenous person.Click here for mental health support resources. Order your copy of Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial  (Aevo UTP, 2023) Visit www.benjaminperrin.ca for the latest news and upcoming events We are grateful for support from the University of British Columbia and Law Foundation of British Columbia -----------Credits: "The Notion" by Northern Points (Intro)"Emotional Soulful Sad Cinematic Piano (Deep Memories)" by Ashot-Danielyan-ComposerCBC News, "The Sixties Scoop explained"CBC News: The National, "The legacy of the Sixties Scoop""Ambient Landscape" by Lexin_Music"Racing Forward" by Grayson DeSmet"Serious Dark Ambient Atmosphere" by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer"Connect The Dots" by Cosmo Lawson"Top Secret Files" by MusicalmanGlobal News, "Indigenous Services Minister outraged at police violence against Indigenous peoples of Canada"Global News, "Indigenous pair wrongly arrested in BC settles with bank"Global News, ""I can't accept this gift": Heiltsuk Nation reject Vancouver police's apology""A Slow Morning" by Vesper Tapes"The Clermont" by Flash Fluharty"A Call to the Soul" by Markotopa"Everyday Adventures" by Sound and Vision (Outtro)

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As a 60s Scoop survivor who survived physical and sexual abuse, "Angeline" was disbelieved and denied protection by the police - a repeated pattern throughout their life. These experiences totally destroyed their trust in the police, which is a sentiment shared by many other Indigenous people.

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