There was this weird paradox in some of our interviews where women were very afraid to talk to us for fear of retaliation for complaining. At the same time, once they did talk, it was clear that they thought this was normal and that it was perfectly acceptable in their communities for them to be roughed up by the police on a fairly regular basis.
I think by having a national inquiry that included that issue, you would be sending a strong message that this is not acceptable, that this is not the state of play that we're going to allow to continue. Validating the experiences of indigenous women and girls through a national inquiry and the gravity that kind of process brings is very important.