Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much.

Status of Women committee  I just want to thank you for the opportunity to share with you. I can tell you that from my own personal experience as an educator and an administrator, in sharing with you my own vision of helping and of seeing our aboriginal people being successful and our communities thriving,

Status of Women committee  I want to provide more accurate data to you following this presentation.

Status of Women committee  The question is about our curriculum.

Status of Women committee  A lot of our work is on first nations language revitalization and the indigenous studies courses. We also offer programs in indigenous health studies. We have Indian social work programs and a school of business. Those are the different areas we work in, in terms of our programmi

Status of Women committee  I can explain, from my own perspective. Our language gives us a different lens. We have a different aboriginal world view and philosophy, and that's what our foundation is. Our language, our culture, and those traditional practices are where the indigenous knowledge is. Our purpo

Status of Women committee  Yes. My own grandsons went through that system, and they struggled in that system. One of the things I always say is that as long as you can give them a piece of themselves and they know where they come from and have a sense of belonging, they will do well.

Status of Women committee  Yes, that's true. As a university we need to be doing more to support them. Right now the university is involved in strategic planning. I think that would be one of the areas in which to support our students more.

Status of Women committee  Yes, it is, absolutely. As I said, sometimes these are issues that are beyond our control. There are political circumstances that impede our work, but at the same time we have a core group of people who are committed to this institution and who are committed to improving the live

Status of Women committee  I think that's part of the strategic plan in terms of creating more partnerships and networking with other universities. It is an area in which we ourselves recognize the need to improve. Also, we work under the umbrella of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, which h

Status of Women committee  Our students come from across the province and they come from other parts of Canada.

Status of Women committee  Most of them are hired in their own communities once they graduate. There is a high need for aboriginal graduates in all areas. We even get requests from other provinces—B.C. and Manitoba have come to visit us—especially for those who are fluent in languages.

Status of Women committee  Yes, that's true.

Status of Women committee  Yes.