I call the meeting to order.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee is undertaking a study on violence against aboriginal women. We are looking at the root causes of that violence. We're looking at the extent of the violence. We're looking at the forms of violence and the nature of the violence, and we are looking for solutions from the people we are talking to, especially in aboriginal communities, to see what we can do, because this has been going on for a long time, and despite efforts from every level of government, very little seems to have changed.
It is my pleasure to present to you the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, which will present for 10 minutes; then they must leave. Many of you have the chief's name there, but instead of the chief we will be having Patricia Schuster, who is the executive director of the Saskatchewan First Nations' Women’s Commission.
Patricia, welcome. Would you like to begin your presentation? You have 10 minutes.