Justice committee  I think the apology was very important. I work with residential school survivors on a daily basis and inter-generationally also. The effects residential school had on our people were horrendous. It's going to take a long time for that healing on both sides. The apology was made

Justice committee  I'm sure the grandmothers would all be in favour of this bill. We weren't consulted on it, but we often work with different aboriginal organizations within the province.

Justice committee  Yes. Four years ago, we formed a grandmothers' circle, Grandmothers Protecting our Children, because some children were being abused by their grandfather up north. He was in the penal system, and when his parole came up, 40 members of his community came to ask for him to go back

Justice committee  Now that they know someone cares--and I've made a commitment to go out every month to visit them--I believe that if we do this, if the kookums do this and visit them, I really believe they will turn around. I really don't believe they want that life. They were coerced into it.