The situation in terms of the actual violence is bad. We are struggling with our addictions as a consequence of colonization. I had a woman call me the other day because I'm on council. To cut a long story short, I asked where she was and she said she'd locked herself in her bedroom. I asked if she wanted me to come to the house, because that's what leaders in the communities do. The RCMP won't necessarily go to the houseāit's all about risk management. I have opened up my own home, because the violence is bad.
As for the waiting list, we have about 2,500 to 3,000 people on reserve, in a fly-in community, and the average house has around 10 people in it. So I guess the waiting list is until your great-great-grandchildren.... There are three or four generations living in each house.
I forgot your third point.