New police chief named for Blood Tribe

Dec 31, 2021 | 11:34 AM

STANDOFF, AB – The Blood Tribe Police Commission has named a new police chief.

Miiskiimisokasimi, Brice Iron Shirt, will be sworn in as the Blood Tribe Police Service’s new chief at the multi-purpose building in Standoff on January 4.

Iron Shirt brings 19 years of policing experience to the table, which includes RCMP DEPOT Academy and Lethbridge/Medicine Hat/Taber Police Academy training, working within provincial policing standards, writing Blood Tribe Police policies and procedures, creating performance measures, helping create provincial statutes, along with work as a school resource officer, police training instructor and helped to develop First Nations Security Officer programs in Saskatchewan.

Brice Iron Shirt will be sworn-in on January 4. (Photo supplied by Blood Tribe Police Service)

Iron Shirt has worked with the File Hills First Nations Police Service in Saskatchewan and was a detachment commander for the Manitoba First Nations Police Service. The Blood Tribe member was transferred a headdress by the first Chief of Police of the Blood Tribe Police Service, Wilton Good Striker, on Christmas Day.

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2022 marks the 31^st year of operation for the Blood Tribe Police Service. The Police Commission noted that Iron Shirt’s swearing in will mark two decades since a Blood Tribe member has been appointed as Chief of the police service. He takes over for Acting Chief of Police, Nitsitohkitopi, Sergeant Grant Buckskin.

A release from the Police Commission stated, “the Commission would like to thank Grant for his dedication to the service and responding to the needs of the department during this time of transition.”

by Justin Goulet