Tribal Police Files

Introducing the Ontario First Nations community of Rama, and one of the most unique Tribal PoliceServices in Canada.

A violent domestic disputeis defused, a gun is drawn for the first time, and a suspect is taken in for harassing his bank manager.

A typical week in Rama involves an escaped llama, a bad mouthing drug dealer and an old man locked out of his own house.

Tribal Police are kept busy assisting a 911call and pursuing dangerous suspects through the woods,along the highway-and from the skies.

Community life may have been simpler before it arrived, but Casino Rama has brought economic stability and growth-as well as some new challenges.

A Rama police officer responding to a call never knows what’s going to happen...

In a First Nations community like Rama, officers learn to take the good with thebad and make sure they maintain a positive connection with children and young people.

A slippery suspect is contained within a police perimeter, but it takes most of theday to flush him out.

People in distress demand an officer’s immediate assistance, and life-threatening danger is always a possibility for the Tribal Police.

A bomb call results in tragedy, and a Rama police officer urges greater contact between the police and their community.

The backbone of the Rama Tribal Police Service is its diverse group of officers and their ongoing commitment to their work and their community.

A lively First Nations Day parade and powwow means the officers of the Tribal Police get to interact and celebrate with their community.