5-660: Redd Alert (RA) are an indigenous Canadian criminal gang which operates as both a prison gang and a street gang . Redd Alert was established in 1999 by Robert Lee Wagner along with other First Nations inmates of Cree , Anishinaabe , and Métis origin as an alternative to joining two of the other Aboriginal gangs within the Alberta prison system: the Indian Posse and the Manitoba Warriors . Details on their origin are unclear but some reports say they originated as an offshoot of
10-475: A means of increasing respect for traditional indigenous values while allowing youth to avoid involvement in gangs. There is caution toward such strategies due to the fear that these schools, purely as an anti-crime initiative, will lead to ghettoization . The thought of creating an indigenous school system struck some as reeking of segregation . Similar initiatives have been discussed in Saskatchewan , leading to
15-623: The Canadian West . Redd Alert are also affiliated with the Independent Soldiers , another street gang within Canada's Western provinces. Indigenous-based organized crime Indigenous-based organized crime ( IBOC ), formerly known as Aboriginal-based organized crime ( ABOC ), is a term used to refer to Canadian criminal organizations which have a significant percentage of indigenous members. These organizations are primarily found in
20-516: The prairie provinces , which tend to have areas with high concentrations of people of indigenous descent. IBOC is an important national monitored issue, as defined by Criminal Intelligence Service Canada . There is confusion about how to properly intervene in preventing the growth of these gangs. One approach in Winnipeg recommended an all-indigenous school board in the face of increased gang involvement by indigenous youth. These schools are viewed as
25-606: The Edmonton Northside Boys. Redd Alert is composed mainly of Indigenous youth, many of whom come from rough, displaced backgrounds such as dysfunctional households and juvenile detention. Redd Alert maintain an alliance with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club , for whom they reportedly sell drugs for. They are also allies with the White Boy Posse , a neo-Nazi criminal organization that operates throughout
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