Nearly a year after the federal government promised an overhaul to the way police services in Indigenous communities are funded, First Nations police chiefs say they've heard nothing from Ottawa. The First Nations Policing Program (FNPP) has been in place since the 1990s. Recognition and resourcesIn its present form, the First Nations Policing Program is re-negotiated every five years. Answers coming 'as rapidly as we can,' says GoodalePublic Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said the government would provide answers about the status of the First Nations Policing Program soon. "Federal funding for policing services in FNPP communities will continue and there will be no break in policing services."

Source: CBC News October 28, 2017 09:00 UTC