The mood was one of reconciliation — Sinclair called on the country to unite in an effort to build better relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. But the commissioners may prove far less successful at achieving what should have been their primary goal: mitigating the threat to the safety of Indigenous women and girls. In addition, the report suggested Indigenous women were three times as likely than non-Indigenous women to report being a victim of spousal violence. But the data, while less comprehensive than it should be, suggests a truth airbrushed by the commissioners: Indigenous men commit the majority of acts of violence against Indigenous women. It is long overdue that Native and non-Native cultures mutually accommodate and get on with the business of living together.

Source: National Post June 04, 2019 19:58 UTC