The movement in most aboriginal communities is nation-building. Nation-building cannot be conducted without good governance. Good governance cannot happen until there is gender equity in the decision-making processes.
The high rates of violence in our communities prevent people from investing in their communities, so many people resort to what are considered illegal activities. I would like to see these issues addressed.
They need to be addressed, because we need to get out of the oppression we have lived for hundreds of years. We are tired of it. We need some answers. We need real will from all people to help us become true and positive contributors to society, and in a country that is based upon the resources of the territories of aboriginal people. We are contributors to Canadian society and its wealth, and we want to continue to live in peaceful coexistence with Canadians.