The leaders of several Indigenous organizations are speaking out after RCMP described the reports of attempted abductions of women in the Lower Mainland as an “unproven rumour.”
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) includes the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. The union says that not only did the Coquitlam RCMP dismiss the fears of women across the Lower Mainland, but they also dismissed the fear and trauma that plagues Indigenous women due to the ongoing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) crisis.
Last weekend, the Coquitlam RCMP issued a statement addressing the allegations of attempted abductions in the Tri-Cities area. And while one official report was received by police, RCMP said that they are “unproven stories” that should “not be trusted.”