Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There's very little blend.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'd like to add a little more about the task force. The task force started from meetings we had with INAC, employment services in Ottawa, and the ministers of health and indigenous relations in Alberta. It was discussed amongst this group that the task force needs different depar

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, definitely. Chief Meneen and the group have spoken about looking at the options for more training on reserve and on settlement within the region to tie to that. The health care aides could assist people to stay in their homes longer. As you noted, a very critical part of a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are different models for consideration as well. The study that was done in 2014 has valid data that should have been used and never moved ahead. It indicated that almost 35% of the population is low income, and that includes low-income seniors. Looking at ways of staging th

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It has to tie to any continuum of care. Within northern Alberta it's called the north zone. There is a program that was initiated by the regional director, called Grow Your Own, because it was so difficult to get staff or even train staff, even at a health aide or health certific

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are 122 beds within the region, and they are all full.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I believe it's actually multi-jurisdictional. To have it brought to the point of proper policy to make the right decisions, we believe as a group that there needs to be regional, first nation, indigenous population, provincial, and federal governments working together. One of ou

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  With consideration of the region, as I mentioned, there are four different datasets that are very widely skewed. I know that the province right now is working on capturing the unique aspects of the indigenous population within the region as well as within the province. In a con

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  With the general population—and Jeff mentioned this in his speaking notes—we don't have apples-to-apples comparisons within the province and federal government. Alberta Health Services gathers data under the Meditech program. The federal government, indigenous affairs, gathers

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, I do, if I may. I think the consideration is that there are over 12,000 first nations people living within the region, as well as 1,000 Métis, so the trade area population is about 24,000. What is very important to consider in a facility is not only the construction of the

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  My name is Natalie Gibson. I'd like to reiterate what both Jeff and the chief said regarding the data. The Mackenzie regional housing strategy was done. Our needs assessment was done four years ago. It stated there was a need for 117 to 200 beds in the region, and it still cont