First Nations leaders call for Winnipeg police chief to resign after not searching landfill
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First Nations leaders in Manitoba are calling for the resignation of Winnipeg's police chief after the force decided to not search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women.
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First Nations leaders in Manitoba are calling for the resignation of Winnipeg's police chief after the force decided not to search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women.
Police Chief Danny Smyth said this week that it's believed the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are in a landfill outside the city, but too much time has passed and too much garbage has been disposed of to make the search feasible.
Long Plain First Nation Chief Kyra Wilson said failing to search for the women's remains does not instill a sense of public safety in the community.
She was joined by several other First Nations leaders in Manitoba in calling for Smyth to step down immediately so action can be taken to search the landfill.
"This is a very strong message from our leadership that you need to engage with our communities," Wilson said during a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday.
"The last press conference that you held, you said that you had a good relationship with the Indigenous community. Well, this is me saying … that we don't have a good relationship right now."
