Thank you.
People often say how important indigenous police services are. I agree, they are absolutely essential.
My question is a bit touchy. Earlier, I heard Ms. Michel from Quebec Native Women say that, in some situations, indigenous women who are victims of violence hesitate to file complaints because, in smaller communities, everyone knows everyone. The police officer may be a brother, a cousin or an uncle. So that makes them reluctant to file a complaint.
In such cases, how do they keep from falling into that trap and re-establish the bond of trust between the people and police officers?