The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for criminal charges to be laid after an assault this past weekend in Battleford.
In a media release sent out Tuesday the FSIN said a man from the Poundmaker Cree Nation was in a yard in Battelford unhooking a trailer when three non First Nations men walked into the yard and one of the men attacked him. FSIN said the man’s six year old daughter was present in a nearby vehicle.
The attack was caught on video by cameras and was shared online by lawyer Eleanor Sunchild, who explained the attack happened at her home in Battleford. In the FSIN media release Sunchild said she was sickened, saddened and angered by what happened.
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Footage of my indigenous partner being attacked, unprovoked, in Battleford, SK by 3 white males.
Our 6 y/o daughter was in our truck and is traumatized.
Also attached is the public statement by my partner.
Police found them but have laid no charges.
Share widely. pic.twitter.com/zjr4uIiqDg
— Andrea Landry (@AndreaLandry1) July 19, 2022
“This was seemingly an act vigilante justice which resulted in our friend being brutally assaulted. I posted this video because racism kills and it has to stop,” she said.
FSIN Vice Chief Dutch Lerat said the federation is demanding the RCMP lay criminal charges as a result of what happened he also condemned the attack.
“This was an unprovoked racial attack by residents of Battleford who assaulted a respected First Nation male with leadership and Treaty Advocacy and who still does amazing work for First Nation communities,” he said.
(Photo Courtesy of Eleanor Sunchild Facebook)