As the Canada-wide manhunt for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky continues, communities in Northern Manitoba are left feeling vulnerable. In one of the smaller communities, people are saying that they’re locking their doors for the first time. That’s where a community watchdog group is stepping in. They’re called the Bear Clan Patrol, a group of mostly Indigenous volunteers that started out patrolling the streets of Winnipeg, but whose model of activism and community work has spread across Canada. 

Host Tamara Khandaker talks to James Favel, executive director of Bear Clan Patrol Inc. They discuss the origin of Bear Clan Pratrol’s community work, the services they provide, and why the group is in Northern Manitoba this week.

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