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The sudden death of two Inuit women last week has sparked a debate about how Montreal police investigate crimes against Indigenous people in the city.

Siasi Tullaugak was found hanging from the balcony of her Chomedey St. apartment on the morning of Aug. 28. Two days later, police discovered Sharon Barron’s body inside her home in Dorval.

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Police sources say both cases are considered suicides but would not confirm the cause of Barron’s death.

Three of the last people to see Tullaugak alive told the Montreal Gazette they suspect foul play. Two of these sources claim they were brushed off when they tried to give officers information about the 27-year-old’s death.

“This was just hours after they found (Tullaugak) and the cops wouldn’t even write down what we were saying,” said one source, who feared police reprisals if his name was published. “It felt like they just didn’t take it seriously.”