How an Indigenous womans fatal police shooting in N.B. helped spark change in B.C. [Video]

The mother of an Indigenous woman who was fatally shot by police nearly five years ago was in Victoria Tuesday to highlight ongoing work with law enforcement to prevent tragic stories like her daughter’s.

“It’s a big step for me,” Martha Martin said, as she appeared with Victoria Police Chief Del Manak.

“I never imagined I would be wearing blue to support police officers, but here I am because my love for my children is bigger than the anger I felt, and I will continue to push forward.”

Martin’s daughter Chantel Moore, a 26-year-old member of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation on Vancouver Island, was shot and killed by an Edmunsoton police constable in New Brunswick in June 2020.

Police had been called to her apartment for a wellness check, and the officer says he was forced to fire when Moore advanced on him with a knife.

A coroner’s inquest made …