Yes. I feel that it's important.
The role of the police is to serve and protect, I believe. When women do call in cases of family violence, it is important that the police intervene. It is a criminal act. We did have reports from shelter directors that in certain communities the police were not intervening. It would be important for them to intervene.
Regarding trust, of course, it's justified. In my capacity as a justice and public security coordinator previously, when I was working with the Quebec native women we did give workshops to the police who were in training on how to intervene with first nations women and children, victims of family violence or victims of violence, and after the training they received from us they felt more comfortable to intervene in these cases.
So I believe that if they do have some training from an indigenous organization, it could be beneficial.