Prior to colonialization, we were the matriarchs in our society, the women. The women led the society. The men would go hunting. They'd bring the food home to the women, and they would divvy it up. We're the nurturers and the caretakers of our families, so a bill like this is something we definitely should have a voice on.
The Native Women's Association of Canada is a collective voice from coast to coast of all the PTMAs and all the women in each province and territory—the mothers, the grandmothers, the aunties, even the little girls. In my territory, we listen to our children because they're the future. Their voice gets elevated through me to NWAC to you, if they're on the committee.