The national organization representing Inuit says it's ready to start working with the RCMP to protect Inuit from human trafficking networks — especially in southern communities where they are more vulnerable. Obed said he hopes to start that work Tuesday in Ottawa at a human trafficking forum with detachment-level RCMP officers and victim services organizations. StatsCanada says that almost 40 per cent of Inuit women have reported experiencing physical assault, while 28 per cent reported sexual assaults. A system designed to send Inuit southIt's not just the policing services that need to do more to prevent human trafficking, said Gerri Sharpe, president of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada. The system seems designed to send women south for pre- and post-natal care, she said, and most Inuit women have to leave their communities to have a baby.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2023 23:40 UTC