NationTalk – “Pinasuqatigiinniq (Inuit for working together collaboratively) Agreement” between Pauktuutit Inuit Women Canada and the RCMP MOU. The agreement formalizes the two organizations’ working relationship, and improves the protection and safety of Inuit women, children and gender-diverse persons. The agreement commits each organization to working together towards implementing recommendations from Pauktuutit’s 2020 report, “Addressing Gendered Violence against Inuit Women: A review of police policies and practices in Inuit Nunangat”.

As the first step in this historic agreement, the RCMP and Pauktuutit are implementing a work plan that includes reviewing the RCMP’s cultural competency training, establishing a family violence coordinator in Nunavut (RCMP V Division), and consulting with Inuit women on the RCMP’s Body-Worn Cameras pilot project in Iqaluit. Pauktuutit and the RCMP are committed to sharing information and working together on emerging issues. Regular meetings will occur between the two organizations’ national leadership, as well as with RCMP Commanding Officers in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Newfoundland and Labrador