Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think you're so correct regarding the importance of balance. Many communities have their own unique strengths and approaches that are valuable, so how do you incorporate the independent approaches and yet still have the capacity for working together through coordinated action?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There is certainly a wide variation between communities, and sexual abuse is one aspect. I think another way of looking at it is adverse childhood events in general, where multiple factors may be involved. Some may be the result of unhealed intergenerational trauma, things like witnessing violence within the home, separation within the family, and other challenges that may be faced within poor living circumstances.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good morning. I'm James Irvine. I'm the medical health officer for three northern health authorities in Saskatchewan, roughly the northern half of the province. David Watts and Denise Legebokoff work with Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region. We're on Treaty 6 territory here in northern Saskatchewan.