Yes, I'll give you one example. It's the Sisters in Spirit initiative of the government, which Status of Women is coordinating. That initiative came about a year ago. The government had identified $5 million over five years to go to the NWAC, the Native Women's Association of Canada. The minister confirmed this morning that not only did the funding of the women's program remain at $10.8 million, but also that the Sisters in Spirit initiative will continue. That is one area where we are working very closely on the issue of aboriginal women.
Also, an aboriginal policy conference took place last March, with policy-makers who have special interest in looking at the plight, the challenges, and opportunities of aboriginal women from all jurisdictions in Canada. This took place with aboriginal women, representatives of all three groups: the Métis, the first nations, as well as the Inuit. We are now in the process of looking at how government policies in all of the jurisdictions can be improved in order to improve the lot of aboriginal women across the country.
Matrimonial property is something Status of Women has done research on. We're working very closely with INAC to develop and look at how this will proceed. We're very interested in seeing and attending the consultations that will be held shortly on this very fundamental issue for aboriginal women in Canada.