Historic’ agreement between Montreal police and First Nations – CBC
Jun 25, 2015
Police officers will be taught about aboriginal culture and history as part of new training
A representative from Montreal’s urban aboriginal community says the Montreal police are set to sign a “historic” agreement which would see new training for police officers and the creation of a protocol to handle cases of missing and murdered indigenous women.
It comes after months of work by the Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network.
“There’s very few other cities who have done this, and those that have done it were put together by the police” said Nakuset, the co-chair of the network and the executive director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal.
“This is the first time where the Montreal urban aboriginal community has met with the police, created something, and they’re accepting it.”
