I can speak to that. Thank you.
For me, the declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples is really all about self-determination: the right to be able to live within our communities and practise our way of life, but also to administer the different programs and policies. For housing, I believe that would mean for us to be fully involved in the creation of policy and programs in our communities and for us to be able to manage those freely within our communities as well.
I also believe that housing should be a priority, because without housing within our community, we can't access our culture, we can't access our families and we can't access our schools that are going to help us really be successful and have longevity. I really believe that housing needs to be a priority within our communities and, yes, I hope it's not just that we're brought to the table and it's “you've signed or checked the box that the indigenous person was there and they participated”. It has to be real and true participation for it to really work, and it has to be based on strong relationships and on acknowledging what's happened in the past as well.