Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Well, to the degree that, as I said in my presentation, it's important. We understood that there was some sentiment around there being a review of post-secondary education. The Assembly of First Nations has held I think three national virtual summits on post-secondary education.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. If the chair would permit, I'd like to ask the regional chief for her perspective also, coming from a B.C. regional perspective. But my first comment is that the Assembly of First Nations really can offer facilitative support. We report to and are instructed by fir

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I would reflect back to the notion of the need for a more comprehensive approach, because it appears that whether we're talking about land or some of the legislative pieces that have come up in recent history, they very much can be characterized as in some ways very

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and committee members, for having us here. I'm pleased to be joined by my friend and colleague, the regional chief for British Columbia, Jody Wilson-Raybould, as well as by Jennifer Brennan, one of our senior officials from the Assembly of First N

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I think the place to begin, really, is to establish some context and to describe my presentation and intervention about seeking to really transform the work, the relationship, based on a shared vision that first nations would set out alongside Canada. We

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. The story I was alluding to was the death of the late Sherry Charlie. We ended up asking the then provincial minister, who's now deceased, and the government of the day and the leader of the opposition to come into a big house on my territories. What was private then

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That is what I said when I spoke. You're correct. What I said was that funding of child welfare is by no means the whole story. This really has to be about systems reform, and it must be done, if it's going to be successful, jointly. This also has to do with the recognition of

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Perhaps I can link to the other question as well, because these are important stories, the story of the suicide and the story of being in care. There are probably lots of other stories around. The one I think is very relevant to our discussion was the death of a child from my c

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can ask Jonathan if the Assembly of First Nations was directly involved, and maybe I'll follow up with a few thoughts of my own.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Sure.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, and jointly.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Again, to repeat what I've said, I certainly support.... The role of the Assembly of First Nations and my role specifically as national chief is to support and advocate when chiefs and grand chiefs are embarking on approaches that suit and fit their situation. To be cautious, sug

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I think the principle of jointly designing programs with first nations is an important one to support. Certainly at the outset it is something to be celebrated. It's an opportunity, as the work in Alberta progresses, to evaluate the benefits and the challenges and wha

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't think it can be understated that we're failing the kids. That has already been said here. There are approximately 27,000 kids in care, and we know what the studies say. I have the opportunity to interact with so many in our communities. Those in care are less likely to gr

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, thank you. I agree that there isn't a need for more reports. The Wen:de report was a five-year initiative, a joint effort by the Assembly of First Nations and INAC. We can go further back. Prior to these reports was the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Pe