That's a really good point you're making, for sure.
To the earlier question around partnerships with the B.C. association, Métis Nation B.C., and First Nations Health Authority, I would say we have lots of great relationships we're building at the provincial level. I can sit and speak with Leslie Varley, who is now the new ED, or the senior staff, Harmony Johnson at First Nations Health Authority. However, those relationships have not trickled down to our communities.
We go back to those schools where those kids are not connected to community. They're learning about first nations culture, not Métis culture. Every door, even though it may be open, is not the right door. When we think about some of the friendship centres, they are called first nations friendship centres. That is a pretty clear message as to who the programming is intended for. That may not be the case once you get through that door, but it's being strong enough to go to the door and open the door, and feeling welcome.
We know the mandate for the friendship centres is for urban aboriginal people, but Métis people have specific needs and specific cultural differences that aren't understood. So at the community level, what the communities look like versus what we look like provincially, is a very different story. We're trying to trickle down and role model really great behaviours where we say we can work together; let's see what we can do with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer; let's do a B.C. initiative; let's see how we can affect all of our communities. At the community level, it is a different relationship and I think we need to be aware of that.