Northern First Nations leaders demand action after violence in Pelican Narrows – MBC Radio
May 25, 2026
Leaders with Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Prince Albert Grand Council are calling on federal and provincial governments to take immediate action following two recent deaths and escalating violence in Pelican Narrows.
The call comes after the homicides of 16-year-old Jay’siiah Webb-Long and 26-year-old Jaden Custer, along with a recent string of drive-by shootings, firearm incidents and other violent crimes in the community.
“This is not normal, and it cannot be allowed to become normal,” said PBCN Chief Peter Beatty. “Pelican Narrows is grieving. Families are afraid. Children are growing up around violence that no child should have to see.”
