Let me conclude by stating that the Native Women's Association of Canada wants to continue to address, with various departments within government, including Status of Women, the Department of Justice, and Public Safety, the alarmingly high rates of violence against aboriginal women and girls. We look forward to ongoing working relationships with these various ministries. The foundation of knowledge developed by NWAC and Sisters in Spirit has been recognized nationally and internationally. We are looking forward to working with these various departments to ensure that we address this issue of violence against our women in Canada. We hope that with the federal government, by this new recognition that I've just been made aware of, we will be able to continue in the next little while to work together to deal with this violence and to work with our families.
In closing, all I want to say is that I am looking forward to a good working relationship with the government and with the various departments that deal with justice, with issues of safety, with security, and with the human rights of all people in Canada.
I forgot to introduce my colleagues here. I'd like to introduce Claudette Dumont-Smith, executive director of the Native Women's Association of Canada, and Katharine Irngaut, our current director of Sisters in Spirit. She's a little bit lonely in her department, but she's still there working.
Meegwetch. Thank you for listening.