Status of Women committee  First of all, when we're talking about education, I think we're talking from the time of birth right to the time of death. Right now, the age I'm at, I don't know how much more you could teach me. You could probably teach me a little bit more, but I think right now the grain is the education and identity and self-respect of our children.

Status of Women committee  It's just a follow-up with Jojo. She had asked me to also indicate around the Indian Act and what effect that bill is going to have, because it does fit with all the questions you're asking about empowerment. That legislation, when you talk around discrimination, is the legacy.

Status of Women committee  I'll say a little bit about the funding, and maybe you can follow up with Leslie a little bit about it. Right now, say you were to give us $50,000. When you talk about $50,000 and how that spreads, everyone around this table knows that we spread that $50,000 over a population that is maybe 40 or 50....

Status of Women committee  I'll let Jojo continue, because part of that fits into it. I just want to quickly indicate that Native Women's Transition Centre is recognizing that. If you look at the percentage of women in jail, it has a huge impact. If you look at the history of why those women are in jail, you realize that they went there maybe for one particular thing, and that was to help support their families.

Status of Women committee  I think we're going to share it. Good morning.

Status of Women committee  That sounds good. Good morning. I am a board member with the Native Women's Transition Centre. I welcome you to our community. For the majority of my life, I guess, I've been around the organizations that are around the table today, because it's a passion and an issue that's been ingrained in me by my grandmother, and it's about being able to speak out on women's issues for future generations as well.