Justice committee  No, not at all.

Justice committee  If you were a treaty or a status Indian, you were prohibited by law from having intoxicants in our communities. That only changed in 1970. Our choice of drug is alcohol. It's like that in many first nation communities across the country. Our people still talk about prohibition a

Justice committee  Thank you for that question. I really think what Corrections has done in creating these institutions.... We have one in Hobbema. It's based on native spirituality. It's very unique in that sense, because it's unfortunate that our people have to learn their own spirituality in an

Justice committee  Thank you for that I think the issue we always face in the first nations community is the fact that very little or no funding comes for program development for many first nation communities across the country. It's always an issue, because first nations have different priorities

Justice committee  I don't think we'd have so many gangs if that were being done. Unfortunately, there are a lot of issues that need to be looked at. My wife has been a teacher in the system for over 35 years, so she has dealt with children all her life. I think if we're going to get anything done

Justice committee  It's a question of more work that needs to be done with different curricula and different jurisdictions in the province. For instance, what we do here in Alberta might be different from what is done in Quebec, so it's an issue of jurisdiction.

Justice committee  Honourable members of the committee, thank you for coming to this great province of Alberta. I am a proud Plains Cree member of the Samson Cree Nation of Hobbema, a community rich in history, culture, ceremonies, and business development. In the beginning of the year 2005, cha