Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Sorry, could you ask the question again?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think that funding needs to be in place for communities to be able to provide the same level of service as provincial governments or DAAs do, because otherwise it's creating imbalances. Communities simply don't have that same level of funding. I do think it should be somethin

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think that all nations should be notified. I think they should all be able to have access to the information, and they should be able to communicate with each other. They should have that ability. This notion of only one community being notified or only one community being awa

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Are you talking about identity?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think that identity is really important and it is a complex issue. I don't think that anyone should be trying to determine what that is for an individual. I don't think that is government's place. I think that's up to the indigenous community and the child. The child usually

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think there are certain aspects that are challenging, and I think that making these changes would never...there's no way that it would ever be easy. It's a very complicated issue, and given that there are so many nations in this country, it's going to look different for a lot o

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The Ministry of Children and Family Development's Youth Advisory Council started about four years ago. The objective of the council is to provide advice and recommendations to the ministry. We also go to different events across the province and we share our stories. We work with

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm not sure exactly how that would look, but I do think it is an important topic. Youth transitions are very complicated and I think a lot of people slip through the cracks after they turn 19. I think that if indigenous communities are able to connect with their children at a yo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It is very complicated. I think that one way this bill could address it is to maybe mention that the child's full identity is important and that all aspects of the child's cultural identity need to be honoured. I do believe that it would have to be up to the nations to discuss wh

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good morning everyone. My name is Raven McCallum. I'm Haida and British on my mom's side and Métis on my father's side. I was born and raised in Vancouver. I now live in Victoria on the territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples. I've been a youth adviser with the Ministry of