Thank you very much for being here.
Our study is very interesting, because we are looking at aboriginals in prison, yet many of us think that we have already failed when the community ends up in the prison system. If we can break that cycle, we are already ahead.
One thing we've heard is that the people within the prisons and within the system always self-identify as to what their background is. I think that presents some issues with respect to how we deal with people. One of the concerns I have is how to identify percentages, if there is such a thing, from reserves and from urban areas. Obviously there is a difference in dealing with elders when you are in an urban area and when you are on a reserve, where the elders are close and the grandmothers.... I've dealt with the grandmothers, and they are the hardest, if you will. They are harsh in their views of what is right and wrong, and they take care of it in their way.
How would you define the differences between reserve inmates and inmates from urban settings?