A First Nations elder who led mediation circles after a social media post called for violence against Indigenous people says she is disappointed one of three women arrested has not faced consequences.
Young does restorative justice programming through Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, a group that represents northern First Nations in the province. She expressed concern that one of the women appears to have skirted repercussions by refusing to participate in mediation and by the clock running out on the Crown to lay formal charges.
One of the accused women was from Saskatchewan and court documents for Raycine Chaisson show she successfully completed an alternative measures program in that province. Two charges -- for threats and breach of the peace -- were withdrawn in June 2019. The women -- Destine Spiller and Samantha Markham -- initially had to read out the Facebook posts in front of community members and were told they'd have to meet seven conditions based on Cree laws, values and traditions, including writing an apology and an essay on Indigenous issues.
She performed 80 hours of community service at a friendship centre and learned about the history of First Nations in Canada, including about residential schools and the '60s Scoop.Markham didn't attend further mediation circles after the first one. She was referred back to the justice system. Prosecutors had two years from the time of the Facebook comments to formally lay criminal charges.
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