'We grieve and we are angry:' N.B. Chiefs blame feds, province in wake of homicide

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FREDERICTON, N.B. — The six Chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick have reacted angrily to the death of Sheri Sabattis, the sister of an Indigenous chief who police say was a homicide victim last weekend.

He made a brief court appearance Monday, but because he didn’t have a lawyer, his hearing was set aside until May 27. He remains in custody at the Saint John jail. “We have sought support from Provincial and Federal entities to help us enforce these laws and protect our communities, but it has fallen on deaf ears leaving us in a legal void,” the notice said.

But the chiefs said for decades, they had implored federal and provincial governments to address policing and protocols in their communities, to no avail.

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