Thank you, Mr. Chair and other members of the committee, and thank you to MP Idlout for her question.
At the current time, there isn't a very formalized process for the tracking or the listing of our healers and mental health counsellors with our organization. We do have what are known as “resolution" health support workers in each of our communities who are providing part-time support. Especially when we're encountering tragedies or deaths in the community, they provide immediate support. On an ongoing basis, they provide that localized community support.
What we are finding the most effective, however, is on-the-land programming. To that end, the Gwich'in Tribal Council is investing significantly, in partnership with the Government of Canada, in retrofitting a wellness facility about 15 kilometres south of the town of Inuvik on the east branch of the Mackenzie River. It's so that we can offer mental health and wellness programming in our communities. They're not treatment centres, per se, but maybe detoxification. We may be able to offer aftercare services in addition to other services locally that allow our people to reconnect with the land, which we find is incredibly powerful to restoring their mental health.
In terms of how it is reported, I don't have that data directly in front of me. However, I can say that we do have the workers and the staff within our health and wellness department who are able to provide that vital service at the community level.