Eye opener’: York officer goes north for exposure to Indigenous culture – BarrieToday.com
Jul 29, 2024
Operation Northern Exposure involves officers from southern Ontario forces attending calls for service, engaging with community members, and immersing themselves in northern and Indigenous culture and practices
Reflecting on her trek to northern Ontario with five fellow York Regional Police officers earlier this year to take part in Operation Northern Exposure, Const. Megan Harper called it an “eye opener.”
Const. Harper didn’t hesitate to answer when asked if she would recommend other officers sign up for the two-week project in the northern communities of Kashechewan, Fort Albany, and Attawapiskat to work side-by-side with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) and learn more about Indigenous culture, strengthen police-Indigenous relationships and support truth and reconciliation efforts.
“One hundred per cent,” she said of the second-year project that allows six groups of six officers from Peel Region, Halton Region and York Region to immerse themselves in the Indigenous culture over two-week periods from January to May.
