Status of Women committee  Well, definitely people still are afraid when they see--now--the black car; they've changed colour. But what we really did and promoted in the area is a lot of sensitivity training. We've just had, actually as of last November, a huge symposium with all law enforcement—with the OPP, the Sarnia police, Nishnawbe police, the border patrol, Fisheries and Oceans—and all of our communities to talk about developing tools that will be used when the police are actually trained.

Status of Women committee  I think that's a great idea. We're introducing curriculum into our high schools, working with the Ministry of Education, to help students understand why the Ipperwash crisis happened. I think it's a great idea. Not only that, the Lambton-Kent board—their high schools, which our students attend—now has self-identification of students off the reserve who can self-identify as aboriginal, non-aboriginal, or Métis.

Status of Women committee  I'll just add that in our community, the Head Start program really does help, working with parents to teach them how to be good parents. We have a very successful Head Start program.

Status of Women committee  I certainly appreciate those comments. You're right that it would be the people who have worked and lived in that field. My own daughter-in-law's mother was killed with an axe. I can't even begin to imagine what that would have been like for her when she was 16. Even though I might not have been a victim of violence myself, it's all around us.

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much. If you're referring to the matrimonial real property law, obviously the only communities that are far ahead with the matrimonial property law are the ones that are involved in land code development and some that already have their first nations land management.

Status of Women committee  I just want to say that we have the Gladue court in our area. I think a lot of people know what Gladue was all about--the systemic discrimination against aboriginals in the justice system. I think the government made a lot of good recommendations. Even though a person will plead guilty now, they have the choice to go before a Gladue court.

Status of Women committee  On colonization, I would say what I heard my aunt say just a month ago. Our first nation has a municipal table with Lambton Shores. Obviously we're still getting over the effects of the Ipperwash crisis. I brought my aunt in to speak to the mayor and all of his colleagues and elected council members so they would understand the effects of the residential schools in my own community.

Status of Women committee  Thank you. Let me begin by thanking the chair and members of the committee for the invitation to appear before you on behalf of the Assembly of First Nations women's council. My name is Chief Elizabeth Cloud. I represent the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point in southern Ontario, known as the place where Dudley George was shot and killed in 1995.