Troubled Alberta Reserve Seeks to Evict Criminals

In a novel attempt to combat ongoing gang violence in Alberta’s notorious Hobbema First Nations Reserve, band leaders are proposing a bylaw that would allow them to evict career criminals and remove their band entitlements.
Troubled Alberta Reserve Seeks to Evict Criminals
A billboard in Hobbema asks for information on the July 11 shooting death of 5-year-old Ethan Yellowbird. Samson Cree band leaders on the reserve are proposing a bylaw that could evict gang members and criminals from the troubled community. Justina Reichel/The Epoch Times
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/IMG1.jpg" alt="A billboard in Hobbema asks for information on the July 11 shooting death of 5-year-old Ethan Yellowbird. Samson Cree band leaders on the reserve are proposing a bylaw that could evict gang members and criminals from the troubled community.  (Justina Reichel/The Epoch Times)" title="A billboard in Hobbema asks for information on the July 11 shooting death of 5-year-old Ethan Yellowbird. Samson Cree band leaders on the reserve are proposing a bylaw that could evict gang members and criminals from the troubled community.  (Justina Reichel/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1797096"/></a>
A billboard in Hobbema asks for information on the July 11 shooting death of 5-year-old Ethan Yellowbird. Samson Cree band leaders on the reserve are proposing a bylaw that could evict gang members and criminals from the troubled community.  (Justina Reichel/The Epoch Times)