Over the last couple of years ITK has been heavily involved in a number of initiatives and in partnership with the federal government. Leading up to the first ministers meeting was the series of aboriginal round tables, and in that regard there were certainly discussions around lifelong learning. The focus in that series of round table initiatives was on K to 12.
Our recommendations stemming from that round table process essentially led us to commit to and push for the exploration of a national Inuit-specific education and resource centre. I think that is something that is clearly needed. There are best practices out there. There are certainly specific approaches to dealing with education in the north and in the Inuit regions.
The commitment over the next 12 to 18 months, if it were provided, to determine how we can move forward on the Inuit education resource centre is one that could bring together the specific initiatives we're looking at.
I think it can be done in collaboration with all of the Inuit regions—not just ITK, but those Inuit regions that we represent as well—because they bring forward, as you described, the success stories and the initiatives that are working in the regions. But without being able to bring them together to clearly identify what's working in each of the regions.... Incorporating them into that research centre is something that I think is needed.