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Serving Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples
Overview Since the earliest days of the Northwest Mounted Police in the 1870s, the RCMP has developed a unique and important relationship with Aboriginal peoples living in Canada. Today, the RCMP works closely with Aboriginal communities to deliver a policing service that is culturally competent. A tradition of cooperation The RCMP’s National Aboriginal Policing Services (NAPS) is responsible for planning, developing and managing the organization’s strategies and initiatives for working with Aboriginal communities. It is committed to providing a quality police service for Aboriginal peoples through Programs
The two primary programs administered by NAPS are designed to build community capacity among Aboriginal youth. The Aboriginal Youth Training Program provides Aboriginal youth with 17 weeks of summer employment. Candidates receive two weeks of training at the RCMP’s Training Academy in Regina after which they return to their home communities to provide 15 weeks of police support services. This program is managed in partnership with the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association. White Stone is a national program that trains Aboriginal youth to be a resource for youth in their community. The program has two components: (1) teaching young adults and community care givers about suicide prevention, and identifying those at risk and; (2) giving them the knowledge and skills to talk to youth and others about suicide related issues, including presenting suicide prevention education sessions to youth in their home community. National Aboriginal Policing Services also provides support on the First Nations Policing Policy to its partners in the Policing Agreements Section of Public Safety Canada. Serving First Nations, Inuit and Métis groups Seeking Aboriginal representation |
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