Lawsuit claims RCMP failing to staff Arctic detachments with people who understand local culture
It's the second recent lawsuit to question the relationship between officers and Indigenous northerners. The longtime northern lawyer who represents the family said she fears the RCMP is gradually losing its connection to the people they are supposed to serve.
"Together with his mother he cried for his lost sister," the statement says. "Kunuk expressed despair and suggested he, too, might commit suicide." The lawsuit is an attempt to force the RCMP to institute recommendations from several inquests into suicides and police shootings in Nunavut, said Qamaniq.The lawsuit alleges Mounties aren't trained in how to deal with possible suicides. It claims officers don't speak the language of the people and don't use the communication tools they have.
A statement of defence has not been filed and none of the allegations has been proven. The RCMP did not respond to a call for comment. "They orient them a little bit -- a little bit," Qamaniq said. "Just the tip of an iceberg. That's not enough.""Everyone is concerned about the overall relationship between the RCMP and individuals in Nunavut these days," she said.
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