Native leaders are asking the provincial government for an independent inquiry to improve relations between indigenous people and other Quebecers.
The most recent demand came in Montreal as Matthew Coon Come, Grand Chief of the Cree Nation, called on Premier Philippe Couillard to take action.
"I believe you. We believe you. Even the independent observer and the director of criminal prosecutor are not denying that the events happened," said Coon Come.
On Friday the DPCP announced that none of the officers accused of assaulting or sexually assaulting women in Val d'Or would be charged.
In many cases the witnesses could not identify their alleged attackers, while in others the DPCP did not think the evidence met the threshold necessary for a criminal conviction.
Coon Come and other native leaders said the Couillard government, by refusing to hold an inquiry, is refusing to address the systemic racism that an independent observer suspects is rampant in police forces in Quebec.
Native Affairs minister Geoff Kelley said the provincial government needs to work on improving the situation, but will not hold a public inquiry.
Instead Quebec's government has pledged to fully participate in the federal inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous women.
