“Truth-telling” and Legal Discourse: A Critical Analysis of the Neil Stonechild Inquiry

摘要

On November 24, 1990, in Saskatoon, two Cree youths, Neil Stonechildnand Jason Roy, both 17, went to a party for a night of drinking andnplaying cards. At the time, Stonechild was in breach of probation orders,nhaving run away from his group home following release from juvenilendetention for a robbery. Wanting to enjoy one last weekend of freedom,nhe planned to turn himself in the next day and had promised his mothernand group home counselor he would do so ~Reber and Renaud, 2005:n42!. As the evening progressed, Stonechild and Roy went for a walk tona neighbourhood 7-Eleven and Snowberry Downs, a nearby apartmentncomplex, to find Stonechild’s ex-girlfriend. After unsuccessful attemptsnat getting into the building, the boys left. Following a disagreement,nStonechild and Roy were separated for a short time until Roy saw Stone-nchild in the back of a Saskatoon Police Service ~SPS hereafter! cruiser,nbloody and screaming that the police were going to kill him ~Reber andnRenaud, 2005: 39!. That was the last Jason Roy saw of his friend. Stonechild’s family reported him missing, but the SPS dismissed their claims,nciting Stonechild’s breach of probation to explain his disappearance.