Yes, absolutely. This can happen. There is a model that was given, and it comes from the city of Plattsburgh, where they have incorporated a full, holistic approach. They put religion in there, but we could take that out and put the cultural aspect in it. We could have trained personnel from the community.
People from our community can stay within the community, but we do not have security at the present time. We are living in a no man's land. Anything goes, there. There have been murders there. We are living without any police. We have no security. We're in a gap right now.
We have to be very careful, but at the same time, we need these resources. People are reluctant to go outside the community, because sometimes they say, “We can take only two children. Do you have three? We're sorry, but you have to leave one with a relative.” No, the mother will not. These are the choices that we have to make.
On being culturally relevant, we have traditional people who work with the medicines, who understand the families and who understand the dynamics of multi-generational traumas, such as the removal, the DYP or the invasion in Kanesatake in 1990. Whatever was going on, these are things that have come on and have passed on to the generations.
We also need help for the men to heal, along with the families, all together. Not only do we need the focus on the women and their safety, but we need help for whole families with that holistic approach. That's what we need.