Neil Stonechild 4397127 202463783 2008-04-01T03:35:27Z DivaNtrainin 3887259 '''Neil Stonechild''' ([[1973]]-[[November 25]], [[1990]]) was a [[First Nations]] teenager who died of [[hypothermia]]. There were accusations that the [[Saskatoon]] police ([[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]) may have taken him outside of the city and abandoned him in a field on a night when temperatures were below -28°C. The practice is known as a [[starlight tour]]. <ref>[http://www.stonechildinquiry.ca/finalreport/default.shtml Final report of the Stonechild inquiry, accessed 23 Oct 2007]</ref>. In [[2003]], the [[Saskatchewan]] provincial government held a formal inquiry into Stonechild's death. The report concluded that Stonechild had been picked up by the police shortly before he died on the outskirts of the city. The report also concluded that relations between the police and [[First Nations]] are problematic. However, the inquiry found that at the time of the death the police investigation was not adequate to conclude what the circumstances were surrounding Neil Stonechild's death. ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/stonechild/stonechild_report.pdf Report of the Stonechild Inquiry] (requires [[Adobe Acrobat|Adobe Acrobat reader]]) {{DEFAULTSORT:Stonechild, Neil}} [[Category:1973 births]] [[Category:1990 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths by hypothermia]] [[Category:Canadian political scandals]] [[Category:Cree people]]