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Human Rights Complaint Against Canadian Tire Reveals Racist Treatment of Indigenous Customers; Chief Says “Trust Has Been Broken”

Complaint and request for additional disclosure seek systemic change at the company, which recently boasted about its Newsweek ranking as “the most trustworthy Canadian retailer.” COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA (October 1, 2024) – Richard and Dawn Wilson, father and daughter, are going public today with a BC Human Rights Commission complaint they have filed against Canadian Tire…
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Heiltsuk grandfather Maxwell Johnson closes Bank of Montreal account following settlement announcement

A settlement has been reached between a bank and an innocent Indigenous man who was handcuffed outside a Vancouver branch in 2019. The Heiltsuk First Nation announced the settlement between Maxwell Johnson and his 14-year-old granddaughter Thursday. “This ends our legal action against the bank for what happened to me and my granddaughter, but we…
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Officers who handcuffed innocent Indigenous man and his granddaughter “acted oppressively”: judge

Two police officers who handcuffed an Indigenous man and his 12-year-old granddaughter outside a Bank of Montreal branch in downtown Vancouver more than two years ago have been ordered suspended and ordered to apologize for their “serious, blameworthy” misconduct. A disciplinary decision posted online Wednesday said both Vancouver police officers committed misconduct when they handcuffed…
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VPD sergeant calls out Vancouver mayor for ‘systemic racism’ statements

This story originally appeared on VancouverSun.com on June 14, 2021. A Vancouver Police union leader has complained to the police board, saying Mayor Kennedy Stewart‘s public statements about systemic racism have created a “toxic work environment” in the force. Sgt. Blair Canning’s complaint also alleges that Stewart’s statements have contributed to the recent increase in assaults on officers…
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First Nations group wants to intervene in human rights case against Vancouver police

This story originally appeared on TimesColonist.com on June 16, 2021. The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has launched an effort to gain intervener status in a human rights case involving an Indigenous man and his granddaughter over their treatment by Vancouver police while they tried to open a bank account. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a former…
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Intervention into human rights case aims to hold VPD accountable for detainment of First Nations man and granddaughter

This story originally appeared on VancouverIsAwesome.com on June 16, 2021. Following a traumatic and humiliating incident that took place two years ago, two Heiltsuk Nation members have more supporters in their corner. One rainy Friday in December 2019, Maxwell Johnson and his then 12-year-old granddaughter Torianne Tweedie stopped by a Bank of Montreal location in…
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First Nations group wants to intervene in human rights case against Vancouver police

This story originally appeared on CoastReporter.net on June 16, 2021. The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has launched an effort to gain intervener status in a human rights case involving an Indigenous man and his granddaughter over their treatment by Vancouver police while they tried to open a bank account. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a former…
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Security video shows Indigenous man and granddaughter being handcuffed by Vancouver police

This story originally appeared on CTVNews.ca on June 16, 2021. Security video showing an Indigenous man and his 12-year-old granddaughter being handcuffed in downtown Vancouver more than a year ago has now been made public. While the police are defending the officers’ actions in response to a human rights complaint filed following the incident, the…
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First Nations group wants to intervene in human rights case against Vancouver police

This story originally appeared on TheGlobeandMail.com on June 16, 2021. The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has launched an effort to gain intervener status in a human rights case involving an Indigenous man and his granddaughter over their treatment by Vancouver police while they tried to open a bank account. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a former…
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Security footage released in case of B.C. Indigenous man, granddaughter handcuffed outside bank

This story originally appeared on GlobalNews.ca on June 16, 2021. Security camera footage has now been released by Indigenous leaders in the case of an Indigenous man and his 12-year-old granddaughter being handcuffed outside a Vancouver bank in December 2019. The footage shows Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter being led outside the Bank of Montreal branch on…
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Indigenous man arrested with granddaughter at Vancouver BMO files human rights complaint

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The Indigenous man who was arrested at BMO’s Burrard branch in Downtown Vancouver last ...
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Indigenous man arrested with granddaughter at Vancouver BMO files human rights complaint

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The Indigenous man who was arrested at BMO’s Burrard branch in Downtown Vancouver last ...
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Indigenous man and granddaughter, 12, handcuffed after trying to open bank account

An Indigenous man in Canada has launched two human rights complaints after he and his 12-year old granddaughter ...
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Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver BMO branch file human rights complaints

An Indigenous man has filed human rights complaints against the Bank of Montreal and the Vancouver Police Department ...
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Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver BMO branch file human rights complaints

An Indigenous man has filed human rights complaints against the Bank of Montreal and the Vancouver Police Department ...
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Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank Record human-rights complaint against BMO, police

Lawyers for Maxwell Johnson have released the transcript of a 911 telephone and a redacted Vancouver authorities report ...
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Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police | CBC News

A human rights complaint has been filed against the Bank of Montreal and the Vancouver Police Board after ...
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Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police

Original Story posted by CBC News A human rights complaint has been filed against Bank of Montreal and ...
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Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police

A human rights complaint has been filed against the Bank of Montreal and the Vancouver Police Board after an ...
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Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police

A human rights complaint has been filed against Bank of Montreal and the Vancouver Police Board after Indigenous ...
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Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police

A human rights complaint has been filed against the Bank of Montreal and the Vancouver Police Board after an ...
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Indigenous grandfather files human rights complaint over Vancouver BMO arrest

A member of the Heiltsuk Nation and his 12-year-old granddaughter have filed complaints with the BC Human Rights ...
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Human rights complaints filed by Indigenous grandfather arrested at Vancouver bank

Human rights complaints have been filed by an Indigenous grandfather who was arrested at a Vancouver bank while ...
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Human rights complaints filed by Indigenous grandfather arrested at Vancouver bank

In December of last year, Maxwell Johnson visited a downtown Vancouver BMO with hopes of helping his then ...
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Human rights complaints filed after Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed outside Vancouver bank

VANCOUVER -- Human rights complaints are now being filed by an Indigenous man and his granddaughter after both ...
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Human rights complaint filed after Indigenous man, girl handcuffed outside Vancouver bank

A human rights complaint has been filed against the Vancouver Police Department and Bank of Montreal after an ...
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Heiltsuk man files human rights complaint against Vancouver police, BMO after bank arrest

Nearly one year after Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter were handcuffed after trying to open a bank account ...
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Heiltsuk man files human rights complaint against Vancouver police, BMO after bank arrest

Nearly one year after Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter were handcuffed after trying to open a bank account ...
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Heiltsuk man files human rights complaint against Vancouver police, BMO after bank arrest

Nearly one year after Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter were handcuffed after trying to open a bank account ...
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Heiltsuk man files human rights complaint against Vancouver police, BMO after bank arrest

Nearly one year after Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter were handcuffed after trying to open a bank account ...
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Heiltsuk man files human rights complaint against Vancouver police, BMO after bank arrest

Nearly one year after Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter were handcuffed after trying to open a bank account ...
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Heiltsuk man files human rights complaint against Vancouver police, BMO after bank arrest

Nearly one year after Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter were handcuffed after trying to open a bank account ...
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Heiltsuk man files human rights complaint against Vancouver police, BMO after bank arrest

Nearly one year after Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter were handcuffed after trying to open a bank account ...
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CBC: Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at Vancouver bank file human rights complaint against BMO, police

A human rights complaint has been filed against the Bank of Montreal and the Vancouver Police Board after an ...
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Resources related to Human Rights complaint:

The following documents related to Max and Torianne Johnson's cases are available for download:

Learning Resources

Truth & Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action: http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry Final Report: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/

150 Acts of Reconciliation: http://activehistory.ca/2017/08/150-acts-of-reconciliation-for-the-last-150-days-of-canadas-150/

 

Anti-Racism & Cross Cultural Educators

Michelle Nahanee, Decolonizing Practices https://decolonizingpractices.org/

Anita McPhee Strategies: Cross Cultural Teachings and Teaching History through an Indigenous Lens

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