Thank you.
I just want to say that in terms of healing in our community, it's not just about smudge; our culture is a way of life. That's how we live. It's not just something that we do on certain days. It's the way we live and how we walk in our communities. That's what culture is all about.
I would also agree, too, that in terms of healing it has to be the whole family unit. It takes a whole community to raise a child. And you know what? I'm still somebody's child, so there are times when I need that.
We also need tremendous support for our men. Jail is not the solution. Incarceration doesn't work. We need to have a holistic approach, a way of life.
Talk to those elders, because the elders have all the answers. When I hear them talk about the child welfare system or any kind of system--the federal government, the provincial government--how much consultation has happened with our elders? I have to ask that question. It's something to think about.