Indigenous Policing Forum

The new decade brings new beginnings for Indigenous Policing

This one-day interactive event brings together a diverse group of police professionals working in First Nation police services, diversity units, police boards and communities, as well as federal and provincial government department, for an in-depth solution-driven discussion.

Join us this June to hear critical insights and updates that are affecting the Indigenous Police and Police Serving Indigenous Communities. Still, day-to-day police work continues to be hindered by the internal struggle for resources, training and the public struggle against the criminal element. With an opportunity that will likely cause a ripple effect in police policy across the country, the incoming Comprehensive Police Services Act (COPS) offers an opt-in option for the First Nations Police Service.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Ins. Kurt Kamotzki

Ops Officer MMIWG Inquiry Team
RCMP

Lorraine Whitman

President
Native Woman’s Association of Canada

Eric Landry

Director General
Public Safety Canada

THIS YEAR’S HIGHLIGHTS

• Federal Funding for First Nation Policing Services
• Legislative Option for First Nations Policing under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019
• Action Items for Combating Human Trafficking
• One Year Check-in: Implementing Recommendations from MMIWGI
• Achieving Essential Service Designation
• Mitigating the Fentanyl Crisis

WHO YOU WILL MEET

• Chiefs, council members, elders and Indigenous leaders
• Indigenous police officers and first responders
• Indigenous police boards members
• Police officers working with Indigenous communities
• Members of Indigenous community organizations
• Federal, provincial and municipal government officials
• Lawyers practicing in Indigenous law
• Judiciary members presiding over Indigenous criminal and regulatory cases
• Social workers, mental health workers, criminologists, court workers