Earlier this year, a complaints commission found Baptiste faced racial discrimination when RCMP officers told her of her son’s death.
It said officers questioned Baptiste on her sobriety and told her to “get it together” when she collapsed in grief.
Eleanore Sunchild, a lawyer who represents Baptiste, said the family continues to push for a public inquiry into the case and how RCMP handled it.
Baptiste, Sunchild and others spoke with reporters Monday at on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation, just outside of Saskatoon. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations organized the news conference.
“Five years later, we cannot forget about Colten Boushie, and we must remember him every day,” FSIN vice-chief David Pratt said in a news release.
“We also honour his mother, Debbie Baptiste, who has shown immense courage and inspired many to stand up against injustice. We must keep working toward equal justice for First Nations people and continue fighting to overcome the many issues that our people face in the justice system every day.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 9, 2021.
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