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Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story

A fatal shooting of a First Nations chief by a police officer on a Winnipeg street sparks tragedy.

A tense and emotional drama unfolds in Winnipeg, March 1988, as police pursue two robbery suspects and Constable Robert Cross mistakenly shoots and kills John Joseph Harper, a respected Chief of the Northern Lakes Reserve and Executive Director of the Aboriginal Tribal Council.

Info about Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story

Studio(s): Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Originally Released: United States, Oct 05, 2003

Production Country: Canada

Genres:Drama