Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's all of that. It's the lack of funding resources to be able to employ more resources to deal specifically with the situation and directly with people. I think we focus so much on community-driven solutions. There are a lot of solutions that are unique to each community. I spe

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. When you are dealing with crises, for probably the first year, you're looking at just trying to put a lid on the crisis. In the second year, you're probably looking at entering into medium-term solutions and starting to implement long-term solutions. If you have resources to

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As part of my report here, there's a big emphasis on the gap in support and services for adults. As I mentioned earlier, a lot of adults in my generation encountered either physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual abuse in our day school. From that experience, obviously a lo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Through our experience at our initial crisis stage, I did become aware quite quickly of some of the issues in regard to what the youth and adults were dealing with in the community. One of the things that became quite clear to me was that we had a day school in our community in

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  —where there were benefits and where they were allowed opportunities for disclosure and healing to take place. That's a major gap.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'd like to say.... Meegwetch.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would like to say, I'm not allowed enough time here to finish my presentation, but what I do have to say is that—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay. What the youth are saying...four, community safety; five, access to healing and supports; six, community infrastructure; seven, connections to culture. We have committed to working with our youth. We have a number of challenges that we are experiencing, and they are includ

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We clearly see that suicide is a symptom of trauma, unresolved grief and loss, exposure to violence, addictions, disconnection to culture and land, and the poor social and environmental conditions that have existed in our community for decades. Solutions to prevent suicide have t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, it's “Kishiqueb”.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Meegwetch. Bonjour. I am Chief Kathy Kishiqueb from Ojibways of Onigaming. In my language, I am [Witness speaks in Ojibwe], Standing Brown Buffalo, and Kishkaminsi is my doodem. Chi Meegwetch. Thank you for the opportunity to stand before this committee today to share the