Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs targeted by RCMP spies in 1970s ‘Native extremism’ program – CBC

Mar 25, 2026

First Nations leaders say they knew about historical spying, forged ahead anyway

Newly released RCMP Security Service files reveal that it amassed more than 900 pages of intelligence on the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) over more than a decade.

The files are among those obtained by CBC Indigenous through multiple Access to Information requests. They reveal how Canada’s Cold War-era domestic intelligence agency kept close tabs on hundreds of individuals and 30 Indigenous political organizations, under an umbrella concern about “Native extremism” through the late ’60s to early ’80s.

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