We participate at many levels. We work with the provinces and territories on a subcommittee of the aboriginal affairs working group. We participated last November in the National Aboriginal Women's Summit III and collaboratively developed a number of recommendations. One in particular is that there must be the capacity for representative organizations to participate as equals. We're here. We have the expertise. We just need the capacity to participate.
We put forward a recommendation about the creation of an ombudsman to oversee law enforcement and justice workers, and to report to the public about issues and concerns related to racism and other systemic issues. There's an urgent need to raise awareness among Inuit: family violence continues to be the most significant issue in Inuit communities.
We do need research. I know in many areas there has been a tremendous amount of work done, but we need more Inuit-specific research.
As Kat was saying, human trafficking is an emerging issue that is really frightening to us.
We would be more than happy to provide a written submission. Just with the time of year and the life of a not-for-profit organization, we haven't been able to do it yet. This is absolutely a priority for us.
We very much appreciate your time. Thank you.