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| Founded | 1988 |
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| Founding location | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Territory | Canada, United States |
| Ethnicity | Indigenous Canadian |
| Activities | Drug trafficking, auto theft, witness intimidation, assault, cigarette smuggling, witness tampering, gambling, weapons trafficking, prostitution, extortion, armed robbery, contract killing, blackmailing, kidnapping, human trafficking, money laundering, arson and murder |
| Allies | West End Gang[1] Some factions of Redd Alert in British Columbia and Northern Territories |
| Rivals | Hells Angels MC[2] Manitoba Warriors[3] Redd Alert[4] White Boy Posse[5] |
The Indian Posse (IP) is an indigenous street gang active in Western Canada based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is one of the largest street gangs in Canada.[6][7]
Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) has designated the IP as being a member of indigenous-based organized crime (IBOC). CISC asserts that the Indian Posse, in addition to engaging in marijuana cultivation, auto theft, illegal firearms activities, gambling, and drug trafficking, also supports and facilitates criminal activities for the Hells Angels motorcycle gang and Asian-based networks.[4]
- ^ Friesen 2016, p. 183-184.
- ^ Langton 2010, p. 217.
- ^ Friesen 2016, p. 118.
- ^ a b "Aboriginal-based Organized Crime (ABOC)". Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Totten 2012, p. 58.
- ^ "Gangsters Out to Beat The Rap". Culture. First Nations Drum. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
- ^ "Six inmates engineer mass breakout from Regina prison", Globe and Mail. August 26, 2008.