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Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee We recently had a community story project, a residential school project that we conducted in Kugaaruk, Nunavut. One of the things we based it on was that we build resilience through expression through art and culture. We heal through expressing ourselves in different ways. What
June 6th, 2013Committee meeting
Katharine Irngaut
Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee I think Pauktuutit is known for addressing very sensitive issues in a culturally relevant, holistic fashion. We use a gendered lens. We use trauma-informed practices. We don't go out with anything public until we're sure that we have services or at least some sort of protective m
June 6th, 2013Committee meeting
Katharine Irngaut
Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee First, I'd like to say that Statistics Canada used to have an aboriginal liaison program for national aboriginal organizations. I'm not sure what level it's now at in terms of their personnel, but they would have a statistician assigned or available to national aboriginal organiz
June 6th, 2013Committee meeting
Katharine Irngaut
June 6th, 2013Committee meeting
Katharine Irngaut
Special Committee on Indigenous Women committee Thank you. As Tracy mentioned, Inuit women face many different types and levels of violence and abuse. They may face emotional, mental, and/or physical abuse such as child sexual abuse, elder abuse, family violence, and, one of our newest emerging problems, human trafficking. W
June 6th, 2013Committee meeting
Katharine Irngaut