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Steff King, PhD Student, Criminology, Simon Fraser University

Police investigations into the deaths of several Indigenous youth in Prince Rupert found inadequate

Whale art installation at the waterfront in Prince Rupert, B.C. (Shutterstock)

Between 2004 and 2013, three young Indigenous people died under mysterious circumstances in Prince Rupert, B.C., and the investigations into their deaths were inadequate.

Each death occurred at the waterfront and was quickly labelled a suicide, accident or slip-and-fall and intoxication — all determinations that come as no surprise to Indigenous communities — particularly before the completion of a full investigation.

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