There's a void of legislation, or a void of authority, when it comes to domestic violence in first nations communities. It's very problematic for the police, because we're sitting there thinking.... You grab the person who is doing the offence, they're arrested, and they're put into the court process, or whatever that legal process is. Eventually, the person is released and they go right back to the home. The police are in a position of having to be very careful that the woman can get her stuff out and get out of the place, because there's no protection. That's totally different from non-first nations communities, where there is protection. And you're right, it's the protection of children. They feel most comfortable in their own home, around their own friends.
On April 30th, 2013. See this statement in context.