Traditionally in our community, as Métis, the elderly people stayed home and took care of the children while the working-aged people went to work. As social dynamics have changed, more and more responsibility is put on our elders. I would tell you that, in some instances, it is elder abuse. Many of these grandmothers and grandfathers have fixed incomes, and they're trying to provide and care for their grandchildren and, in some instances, great grandchildren. It is really quite challenging.
I also want to tell you that they won't let you change it. They want to take care of their own children, and they will fight to take care of their own children, so in many ways we've tried to do some work at a regional level to help change policies and things so that when the family structure breaks down at that level, there are resources that come to those grandparents to help feed and take care of those grandchildren. We've lobbied really hard in some areas and have worked with the Métis children and family services organizations in our province to help change that so that there are supports coming to some of those families.
It's not all the way across the board, but we are working to do things to help provide those kinds of supports to our elderly people.