Some of the key concerns are around a lack of jurisdiction and a lack of recognition of first nation laws, whether they be laws created under the Indian Act, such as bylaws, or their own traditional laws. There's a lack of jurisdiction to deal with the predominantly non-native predators who engage in these acts of violence.
Generally, jurisdiction tends to be limited to the reserve boundaries, or, at best, band members, but statistically, the vast number of people who engage in acts of human trafficking, exploitation, murders and disappearances of indigenous women are non-native people. It's the same kind of problem that the tribes have in the U.S. They have court systems, they have laws and they have police officers, but their jurisdiction is limited to on reserve. We know that the majority of the violence happens off reserve by these man camps.
That's going to be an ongoing problem. I'm glad they are providing more money to first nations to have their own policing or safety officers or whatever alternatives they want, but it's the lack of recognition of our laws and jurisdiction that prevents dealing with the majority of the offenders, including the RCMP or people in the military. How can we go against them when they have their own insulated processes?