The government is "deeply concerned" by the allegations of racism and police brutality, which were made Saturday by Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam.
Canada's public safety minister says the government will be paying close attention to the independent inquiry into allegations of racism and police brutality brought forward by a First Nations chief, while another minister called the chief's account "deeply troubling."
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, who is a former Toronto police chief, says in a tweet that the government is "deeply concerned" by the allegations, which were made Saturday by Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam.
Adam told a news conference that he was beaten by RCMP officers and that his wife was manhandled in March when police stopped him for an expired licence plate outside a casino in Fort McMurray.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, an independent body which investigates deaths or injuries involving police, said later that day that it will investigate the incident.
Adam is facing charges of resisting arrest and assaulting police, and RCMP say the officers needed to use force during the arrest.
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says in a tweet that he's spoken twice with Adam this weekend, and that he was disturbed by what the chief told him.

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