They want a probe into all aspects of the criminal justice system. Native leaders say it's the only way to clear the air. Perry Bellegarde is chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. He led the call for a wider-ranging inquiry. We have to have that because no police force can operate with that veil or that cloud over it.
Nobody can operate like that.
As Bellegarde spoke, a similar event was taking 150 kilometres north in Prince Albert. Several native people came forward with stories of police brutality. Ira Ahenakew says he's been beaten up by the police. There are only certain policemen that are doing wrong, but there is a lot of good ones. But a person nowadays doesn't feel safe getting into a police car by himself, or with a witness, or just walking around.