In our community, we have many citizens who have been affected by residential school, for instance. Many have substance use issues, and we have a lot of citizens who are on the street. Poverty is a big issue. Cultural alternatives to these issues are extremely important.
One of the things we worked toward, for instance, was a managed alcohol program that was administered by our people. It's very important that our own people develop these alternatives, because we relate to them the best. I believe the communities have the solutions to the issues and the problems that we are seeking. No one can come into our community and develop these solutions. We have seen the federal government come in before and do safety assessments, for instance, and they don't work. It's because our community is not involved. Our community needs to take ownership of these issues and develop solutions that work for our people. No one knows better what those solutions are than our people. We need the resources to develop them.