Veterans Affairs committee  The area of communicating and how this is set up is important, because right across Canada everybody has something to share. We've not captured that. We haven't even touched close to it. For some reason, that's always been inner, but now it's coming out and it's open. I mentione

Veterans Affairs committee  At the friendship centres right now, we have youth groups interviewing people in this capacity, elders and we just added veterans. On the same question that you're asking, in Alberta, we're doing this. The youth are going around now. I'm hoping to get it accredited in school as

Veterans Affairs committee  History always tells me when you feed people they all show up, but you never feed them until you're done speaking. That's what we do—we celebrate. There's a celebration for something in sharing this. We start in our schools. November 11 is coming up and I have five communities, b

Veterans Affairs committee  I believe it is. I believe it, because the staff are important. I'll turn back to the them. Like today, I had 110 questions but we only had 10 minutes because I just came in last night. The communication is so important in this, in what we're doing, but it's how it's written an

Veterans Affairs committee  There's a document from Veterans Affairs that talks about preparing you for the civilian street. I wish that was there when I got out. If I had that support, maybe I wouldn't have went where I went in not dealing with my past issues. You're going to hear the word “trauma” in you

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  With regard to the level of competence today of our young men and women who are speaking our languages, it's coming back. The ones who spoke it regularly are the ones whose lives we celebrate. They have passed on. There is still a bit of a gap there yet with languages, especiall

Veterans Affairs committee  That is very much one of our tasks. That's key in our agenda. Once we have our national meeting—I think it's coming up here—that's what we're proposing. We've started already, but we just have to justify it by our governance. We're not in competition with anyone, because there a

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for that. The first thing that comes to mind is a celebration. First, it's your pow wows and grand entries in uniform. To me, that is powerful work, with the chief council and the RCMP and everyone there. That visual is a start, within that work and to that area. The

Veterans Affairs committee  That's my self-care. I replaced the alcohol with my spiritual guidance, music and sports. If I can help anyone by doing that.... I get very emotional about this because our young people today need help. That's why I'm still sitting here.

Veterans Affairs committee  I was a 052 lineman. I went back to school when I got out, apprenticing at NAIT to get my electrician's.... I got to my fourth year and was accepted at university, so I had to drop out of my apprenticing.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, at Rivers.

Veterans Affairs committee  I was told that. I enjoyed it, yes.

Veterans Affairs committee  I served for 10-plus years.

Veterans Affairs committee  It wasn't a conversation. We are native. We are just a native person. That was it. There was no conversation after that. Left and right, you didn't look at colour, creed or language. You were a soldier first. That's why I enjoyed and loved it in going within that. Later on, that