Status of Women committee  No.

Status of Women committee  The one that was put out by the Status of Women last year?

Status of Women committee  From my recollection of that, we wanted to be fully included in the whole research, because it was sort of research like you're doing now, and what happened is that we were invited to present, as we are doing today, a 15-minute presentation. We felt that we should have been more

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  When I got to NWAC, they were finalizing the Sisters in Spirit project, which ended March 31, 2010. That was when they conducted secondary research into the number of missing and murdered aboriginal women and developed that database. Following that, the Evidence to Action I and I

Status of Women committee  The best practices they put forward for improving aboriginal women's education preparation.... I think something happened here. I got my pages mixed up. I'm sorry. Finally, they recommended a national strategy for increasing aboriginal women's graduation rates to grade 12, as we

Status of Women committee  Kwe. Hello. Bonjour. My name is Claudette Dumont-Smith. I'm Algonquin from Kitigan Zibi. Welcome to Algonquin territory. Michèle Audette is our president, and her flight was delayed. We all know we can't really depend on the weather in Canada. She is flying in from Quebec, bu

Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee  No, all the money we have received to address violence, to my knowledge, and I have knowledge of what goes on at NWAC, has been from Status of Women Canada funding, through Evidence to Action I and II, and Sisters in Spirit prior to that. We did apply for funding from Justice Ca

Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee  I'm going to ask Irene to speak to that. We did a lot of work in that area. She just finished another interim report, so she'll give you the answers.

Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee  Could you repeat that last part—the $25 million, you said?

Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee  Could I comment?

Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee  I think even with NWAC and what happened with Sisters in Spirit, the focus was on missing and murdered aboriginal women, and that was warranted because of the sheer numbers. The Native Women's Association has changed our department name. We now call it violence prevention and saf

Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee  I'll let Irene, who is the director of that program, respond to that.

Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee  Kwe, hello, bonjour. I'm Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi community. My background is in nursing. In July, it will be three years that I have been the executive director of the Native Women's Association. After hearing your opening remarks about the role of NWAC, Madam Chair, I'

Status of Women committee  Well, what you say is right: there is more violence in the communities. Overcrowding is an issue, and we know that overcrowding causes violence and mental health issues as well. That's probably why a lot of the young women leave home when they're not ready to leave. When I say