The struggles faced by NAPS officers on the ground in communities largely relate to funding and the lack of legislation governing the force. Those issues are being highlighted by NAPS Acting Police Chief Bob Herman as well as leaders in Nishnawbe Aski Nation, as First Nations struggle to make the provincial and federal governments step up when it comes to First Nations policing.
(Pictured is a NAPS officer patrolling the streets in Kashechewan with a K9 police dog).
As Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service prepares for a second inquest, the issue of funding and legislation for First Nations policing returns to the spotlight.
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