Representation remains a challenge for the RCMP, which marks its 150th anniversary on Tuesday. It is struggling with the recruitment.
Posted: May 21, 2023 2:07PMRalph Cardinal, shown in a handout photo, served just under 30 years with the RCMP and says he survived his many years policing Indigenous communities on the frontline through his ability to speak Cree.The 26-year veteran began his career with the force in 1989 as special constable, a role assigned to police First Nations reserves. It was a rank below his non-Indigenous colleagues, who were better paid.
“If we as Indigenous people want to make change in Canada, we have to be on the inside,” he said. “We cannot run from it.” She said the RCMP hopes to see cohorts of between eight to 16 Indigenous cadets learning together, with groups staggered over time to avoid a similar situation. Bear, a vice-chief with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, said when a First Nation needs the RCMP, it isn’t there.
Bear said cases of officers using excessive force and not properly investigating the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls has only exacerbated the distrust towards the RCMP.Having more Indigenous officers “would do a world of good,” Bear said, but she cautioned that it would not solve the problem of the system police work in.
There was an attitude that non-Indigenous members did not want to police First Nations, he said, and he felt he needed to work “three, four or five times harder” to earn his rank as sergeant.Sign up for the CHEK Now daily email newsletter to get breaking news and the day's top stories sent to your email.The RCMP’s 2021 reconciliation review found a lack of career opportunities and mental health contributed to its drop in Indigenous members.
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