Alberta RCMP Dashcam Video Shows an Agitated Chief Adam as Confrontation Escalates

Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is walked to a police vehicle during his arrest by RCMP officers in Fort McMurray on March 10, 2020, in a still from police dashcam video obtained during legal discovery. RCMP via REUTERS

An RCMP dashcam video shows how events unfolded when Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation was arrested outside a casino in Fort McMurray on the early morning of March 10.

The video, filed as a court exhibit on June 11 in connection with the arrest and the events around it, shows an RCMP vehicle parked behind Adam’s truck, which is idling in front of the casino.