I think that first and foremost we have to look at Sisters in Spirit. We have to see what the Native Women's Association accomplished, and the walks for justice. I think all these aboriginal women's organizations need very strong funding for both research and advocacy--and I know the Native Women's Association of Canada lost their funding for that--because the families need to be able to heal, they need to be able to work with people they can trust, and they need somebody who can bridge that very weak relationship with all levels of authority.
The first thing I would do is get that funding into the hands of those community workers and back into the hands of the Native Women's Association of Canada--which has an international reputation for its accomplishments on that campaign--so that the families can feel and know that there are people there who are acting as advocates on their behalf. If they don't have that bridge, they are really cast aside. They can see little steps being taken, but those little steps disintegrate. They don't have a holistic aboriginal approach with women they can trust.