"[Edmonton Police Service acting Chief Darryl] Da Costa has ordered an internal investigation after some EPS cops were circulating a racist e-mail that joked about how to treat an aboriginal.

The latest racist controversy has outraged the native community.

'I'm just aghast at this,' said Mel Buffalo, president of the Indian Association of Alberta. 'It's 2005 and we still have this kind of crap.'

He figures a meeting needs to be called between native agencies and police.

Buffalo is skeptical anything will come out of an internal probe into the racist e-mail.

'There needs to be an above-board, transparent process if you have a complaint. Police are investigating themselves and that's not fair.'"

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