Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. First off, thank you very much for the opportunity not only to speak to the standing committee, but also to share and engage in the process of reconciliation, and to get that clarity and understanding from both sides. We from Sandy Bay thank you very much for the oppo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As infrastructure within Sandy Bay itself, we do have a K-to-12 school. With the growing population, it's beginning to be a hindrance on how much room we have for the children. On the issue of capacity development, it does impede what staff supports we have in place. A prime exa

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think the direct relationship would work best. That way, there's more clarity provided between the two. A lot of the time we have regional offices that say they speak for their community. No one can ever speak for anybody's community, other than the community itself. I truly be

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Well, I think the one thing we've been very successful at, once again, is the issue of cultural retention, and also incorporating that with the importance of education. The exchange from student to teacher has always been unique; a majority of the teachings are understood in both

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I believe how we can help each other improve, once again, would be the issue of funding parity between the province and the federal model. Also, it's about having a direct relationship and being able to have direct engagement with one another, ensuring the secondary-level service

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In our current model, the administration is usually handled through our director, and recommendations for any changes, whether to the curriculum or to the overall structure, would come from our director of education.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's federally managed, yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Do you want to speak to that, Virginia?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We did have some engagement with Pine Creek School Division, Frontier School Division and MFNERC. I guess the feeling around is that it doesn't truly reflect what a community-driven model would be for Sandy Bay in the realm of education. We have expressed some interest in that b

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  With the introduction of new interim funding and the task force in place from the Manitoba region, as well as our efforts on the issue of funding parity, we had a huge discussion on exactly how those future funds are going to flow. We are in the midst of giving the school contro

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, we don't have that model in place yet, but we're working towards ensuring that parental involvement is a key factor. The issue of mentorship, extracurricular involvement, is also a factor in the development of any child in our school.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  At this point, it's very minimal. We're hoping to improve that once we get a firmer footing as to how the model of a parental committee is going to influence the curriculum.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, I could add to that. As has been clearly reiterated, there are specialized services that we require, and they're not being met. I'd like to put in a personal experience. My daughter has not received the assessment tools that are required for her or the school in order to u

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  At the time that we had our inauguration, we felt that it was very important not only to involve the youth in some of the decision-making processes that we do as leadership, but also to prepare them for future leadership roles and for them to have that clarity on exactly how the

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  On the meat cutting program, once again thank you for assisting in that and involving me in the dialogue. The Sandy Bay meat cutting program is a first nations training program that's quite unique in the sense of where we're located. It's one of the first. We have gone through se