If #Canadians believe that this #colonial #police force has changed, they are delusional. The #RCMP were founded in #colonialViolence which remains rooted in that institution today. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/rcmp-spies-1970s-indigenous-rights-9.7134112

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How RCMP spies infiltrated the 1970s Indigenous rights movement | CBC News

A CBC Indigenous investigation has found the Cold War-era RCMP Security Service had a widespread and intrusive surveillance operation targeting at least 30 legitimate Indigenous political organizations and hundreds of Indigenous people.

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@miki_lou We weren't allowed to form an army, so we put men on horses, gave them rifles, called them "police," and told them to attack the Metis.