Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The principles of the Indian Act don't apply.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The Nisga'a Nation has been quite busy building relationships. We have our four communities, which are working in partnership to build those kinds of relationships where they can invest in the Nisga'a Nation. Workers aren't going in that area. We continue to work to bring in pa

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The standard of homes on Nisga'a lands and in our Nisga'a communities has been a concern for quite some time. Some of them have been in place for 40-plus years. There's a need to bring them up to standard because of the electrical changes over the years. The one-pane windows are

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Thank you for the question. All my respect to you. The existing funding that the nation has received for four communities over a four-year period is viewed as insufficient, but we are thankful for it. It's insufficient because of the rising cost of lumber to build th

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Thank you for the ability to comment. Nisga'a Nation has been having strategic housing sessions with all of our communities. Out of that strategic housing planning, we came forward with one plan that would benefit the nation. From that strategic plan, it would become

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The obstacles to funding, first and foremost, at the heart of the nation are the amount of funding that is required for us to fully meet the needs of the nation. It has to be sufficient and it has to be sustainable. We are receiving funding over a four-year period, with a goal to

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No. We entered into the treaty with no economic base, as we all know. It's been a challenge to walk forward and truly build the economic base.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for the social perspective. We used many methods to gauge the state of our housing on Nisga'a lands. It's been a challenge for us to get funding in place, but we have hope that this will happen. We have also been looking at the invisible homeless on Nisga'a lands. T

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm sorry.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The Nisga'a Nation has been experiencing invisible homelessness. By that I mean that we have multiple families under one roof. It causes health issues and other issues. For instance, in my home, I have three families living under the same roof. Through the pandemic, it created s

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. The work of the previous leaders for our citizens to sell, transfer or will their homes has been a work in progress over time. Many of our citizens have not utilized that because of the shortage. Many are understanding the ability to will their home

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Is that road bumps in terms of housing?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We have been encountering all good things in terms of learning how to reach out, government to government, with our treaty partners. It's been a challenge. There have been some bumps in the road in understanding the relationships as set out in the treaty, especially in regard t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay, thank you. The increase in funding is coming to the Nisga'a Nation over four years. As I stated regarding the $44 million, our legislature was very jubilant, and we are delighted by the government-to-government approach to address this issue. For us, this is just the begin

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Good afternoon to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. It gives me great pleasure to appear before you today to provide some context to the issues of housing shortages in indigenous communities. By way of background, I'm here a