Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  What was the last part?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Most of what I've been observing has been mainly in mainstream health. What is really missing is the cultural and spiritual component to wellness that I don't see in many of our communities, or in mainstream. In the Navajo Nation, which I'm a descendant of, in the hospitals, the

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  For Treaty 6, engage with us. Bring our people in to work with you; don't do the work without us. Don't think that you can know what's best for our people without including our people. That's been our recommendation at every level: engage with us, and let us be involved in the wo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. That was the initial intent of entering co-management, and it was a hard sell when it was first introduced to the chiefs of Alberta of Treaty 6, 7 and 8. Like I said, not all have signed on and some of those who did have withdrawn. There has been a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Cold Lake is part of Treaty 6. In Treaty 6, there's a medicine chest clause, especially for Chief Martial. She is very adamant that we have the right to health, yet the people not only need the services and may have travelled a great distance, but often now they have

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In Alberta, we have a unique situation. We have a co-management table in place, where Canada and representatives from Treaty 6, 7, and 8 First Nations sit and review programs and services for first nations peoples. Not all of the first nations belong to co-management. Some have p

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. I am a great-grandmother now, and my grandchildren are being limited on their phones, but I had to limit my children because they are the role models. If you don't want your children on social media, then get off the phone yourself. Luckily, I'm starting to see that, becau

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. It's very good to see you, Ms. Ashton. The UN declaration is important to set the foundation of a framework of reconciliation, of working together, with the indigenous peoples and the state of Canada. Grand Chief Littlechild is one of the authors of the declaration, a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Regarding role models, I'll jump right to that. We too have a number of role models we're very proud of. One that jumps out is Chief Billy Morin of the Enoch Cree Nation. He's a very young chief. When he was elected he didn't speak his indigenous language, and he pro

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. It's a very serious question that you are posing. I really look back at the loss of our culture and our identity as indigenous people. Where I grew up, there was a very strong cultural influence as a way of life, not that “today you will learn your culture” or “today

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good morning, Madam Chair and the hon. members of this standing committee. I extend greetings on behalf of the 17 first nation chiefs of Treaty No. 6 West. It is my honour to be invited to address the topic of suicide among indigenous peoples and communities. This has been a pr