Université Laval

Purpose

Working in collaboration with the Kativik regional police corp. (which was established in 1995 and provides police services in the 14 communities of Nunavik) and the Nunavik center for justice, who will assist in finding participants for sharing circles, the project will seek to understand the cultural misunderstandings that tarnish relations between the police and the Inuit. It will provide concrete solutions to increase levels of confidence between the two. It will also examine the judicial context under which these relations exist, since many Inuit women do not fully understand the Canadian justice system. The project will also examine the Kativik regional police corp.’s practices regarding recruitment and retention.