‘Policing in Nunavik is broken': Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting
The shooting by the Nunavik Police Service is the second officer-involved death in the northern region since November.
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Makivvik, a group that represents the Inuit of Nunavik, says there is a pattern of police using excessive force in the region.
In a news release, Makivvik head Pita Aatami asked how many families must suffer before the province 'understands that policing in Nunavik is broken?'
The organization says the latest death reflects a failure of the police force to de-escalate a situation or employ a level of cultural understanding.
In November 2024, an officer shot and killed Joshua Papigatuk and seriously injured his twin brother Garnet after police responded to a call about alleged impaired driving in Salluit, about 1,850 kilometres north of Montreal.
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