As a Six Nations Police Constable, my fundamental duties are:
- To serve my community.
- To safeguard lives and property.
- To protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder
- And, to respect the Human Rights of all persons to liberty, equality and justice.
- I will learn from my life experiences.
- I will maintain calm in the face of danger, scorn or ridicule.
- I will develop self-restraint.
- I will be constantly mindful of the welfare of others.
- I will be honest in thought and deed in both my personal and professional life.
- I will obey the laws of the Territory and the Regulations of this Department.
- Whatever I see or hear of a confi dential nature or that is confi ded to me in my offi cial capacity will be kept secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty.
- I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to infl uence my decisions.
- I will enforce law courteously and appropriately without fear of favour, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary
- force or violence and never accepting gratuities.
- My behaviour will respect the values that are common to all Aboriginal people.
- These values – Kindness, Honesty, Sharing, Strength, Bravery, Wisdom and Humility – make up the wholeness that is that spiritual core surrounded by Respect.
- As an Ogweho:weh person, I hold profound respect for all life.
- All life is interconnected and interrelated.
- It is this total vision and spiritual knowledge that is the core of the Ogweho:weh understanding and life ways.
- I recognize the Badge I wear as a symbol of public faith and trust, and I accept it as a Public Trust to be held so long as
- I am true to the Ethics of this Police Service.
- I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before the Creator, before my
- Community and before my Family, to my chosen profession of Peace Keeping.