Status of Women committee  What I do know is that there is a movement in the global south that is looking to Canada. However, in other ways, they are more advanced than Canada in providing protection on the basis of rights to indigenous women and girls. I don't think we have had an inclusionary process in

Status of Women committee  This morning I got up and thought, “Jeez, what would it be like to get up and not have to worry about one of our loved ones going missing or one of our loved ones being murdered?” That's the reality of indigenous moms and grandmothers in this country. No one else has to experienc

Status of Women committee  No, you're not kidding. I think that, yes, there is political interference. There is a want to appease individuals or individual organizations. Let me be clear that they are representative political organizations. They are not governments, regardless of the wording that has b

Status of Women committee  I think the way the alert system currently works in the provinces is that it's generally managed through their emergency management services. Decisions on whether or not alerts go out are made by the police force. I think having family members or representatives of the communit

Status of Women committee  Yes, absolutely, the work has to go beyond that annoying noise we get on our phone. Once that alert is actioned, we have to have people on the ground to assist and support families in locating their loved ones. Whether we're looking at the rangers' model in the NWT and the Yukon

Status of Women committee  I think there is a place for government in all of this. We know historically, and even in contemporary times, that for things to move in the community, it has been indigenous women with no support who have created change and maintained change in our communities. We have been car

Status of Women committee  Madam Chair, when you say “Giganawenimaanaanig”, just imagine yourself canoeing down the Red River, which is where I am today. The waters aren't open yet, but they're getting there. Thank you for this opportunity to present today on the red dress alert at the standing committee.