Status of Women committee  That also includes things like phones, like cellphones.

Status of Women committee  Absolutely. It's not oversight. It would be listening and taking direction from community and grassroots members, who are dictating and expressing what needs to happen. It's on the red dress alert, but it's also on the justice system as far as the other side goes, because there

Status of Women committee  I think it's because we're outside of those systems. We bear the brunt of the impact of those systems. Like my mom said, she didn't tell the police because nothing was going to be done. We talk to each other. We know best how to care for each other and how to protect one another.

Status of Women committee  Like our elders say, knowing who you are really changes the world. It helps you to be a whole person, having that connection. The system does not help with that. I only found out who I was because I'm a good researcher. The system does not provide us with that information, but we

Status of Women committee  When I think about sufficient resources, I think from the perspective of knowing that this isn't a new problem. It's not something that has occurred in the last year or two. This isn't a project; this is a long-term investment. There's been a long-term investment...that has had u

Status of Women committee  Absolutely. Thank you for that. I was nearly done, but I had a couple of summary points. The MMIWG inquiry called for justice reform to make systemic changes to ensure the justice system is culturally appropriate. The creation of a nationwide red dress alert program is a tangib

Status of Women committee  At the intersection of being 2-spirit, we know how much more significantly queer people are targeted just in the general population. Then within the indigenous community, if you add it onto being a woman and being indigenous, being 2-spirit exponentially causes harm. Our access t

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  As I said, 0.8 per 100,000 non-indigenous women are murdered every year, but it's 4.31 per 100,000 indigenous women. Then, I just kind of broke it down for what that would be like in Saskatchewan, which would be five non-indigenous compared to 26 indigenous women. In a province t

Status of Women committee  Tansi. Good morning, everyone. This morning, I will begin in Cree as a way to honour the undeniable strength and perseverance of my ancestors for working so hard to maintain our language and, with it, our culture, our way of life and our beliefs in the interconnectedness and res