Human Resources committee  This might be a little bit off topic, but I would love to have more programs for MPs, like all of you, and people who work for the House of Commons, and to have someone like me come in and teach you about intergenerational trauma and indigenous peoples and how they overcome those

Human Resources committee  I think yes, but also let's say that I was living on the streets in Vancouver or Prince George. If you gave me $800, $900 or $1,000 every two weeks, and I was living on the streets, what am I going to do with that money? I'm not going to get a house to rent. I think it starts wi

Human Resources committee  I have never been in care or anything like that, but while I was in Victoria, I did an internship with the B.C. government's indigenous youth internship program, and that's how I got with the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs on the second part of the internship. In the first part I w

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the congratulations. I think the big barrier right now is the pandemic. There is a new centre that opened up in Prince George, which is an hour and a half away from me, from Nak'azdli. That place has been exceeding expectations. They've been helping a lot of peopl

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. It was hard listening to your voice and then also the translation. You mentioned the coalition. I chaired the meetings for the RCMP and the Vancouver Police, and the organizations that keep them in line, the CRCC and stuff like that. When I worked

Human Resources committee  Okay. Thank you so much for clarifying this. I haven't seen any progress, but I haven't been working with housing specifically of late, since I moved home. I totally agree with the reports about culture and housing. Also, Mr. Eddy's program and the FIBI strategy—by indigenous p

Human Resources committee  Thank you. In my community, we have people who moved home 20 years ago and they're still on the waiting list for a home. Someone who just moved home last year, with their master's degree, is now on that list. I'm sure they could wait 20 years. Some people are still on that list.

Human Resources committee  Hi everyone. My name is Elizabeth Sam. I'm Dakelh from Nak’azdli Whut’en. I am a Lhts’umusyoo. That's the Beaver clan. My parents are Ruby and Brandon Taylor. My grandmother, who I live with and care for, is Lillian Sam. She is a well-respected elder here in Nak’azdli. I would l