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Chances are you've encountered a drunken man, staggering around in the streets. Occasionally, the local police may take the louder ones to the station, clap them in the drunk tank, and do the paperwork. Unofficially, there's the "midnight ride" or the "starlight tour", as they call it in Saskatoon. Drive the guy to the outskirts of town and leave him to find his way back. When two men were found frozen to death on a winter's night, two years ago, it opened an investigation and divided a town. CBC producer Bob Carty reports from Saskatoon
The Cold Walk Home was produced by Robert Carty of the CBC. The editor was Margaret Daly.
This program orginally aired as part of the ongoing international documentary exchange series Crossing
Boundaries.
Links:
City of Saskatoon
Find out civic news, city facts and tourism information while exploring a picture gallery of this Saskatchewan town.
Aboriginal Organizations and Services
Resources for Aborigines in Canada.
Books:
Dealing with Alcohol : Indigenous Usage in Australia, New Zealand and Canada
by Sherry Saggers, Dennis Gray.
Understand the health, economic, social and cultural impact of alcohol on these indigenous peoples.
Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900
by Sarah A. Carter
Explore the history of the Aborigines in Canada after European contact.
Police Ethics: The Corruption of Noble Cause
by John P. Crank, Michael A. Caldero
A look at police corruption as a means to a good end and the accountability and ethical factors involved.
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