Public Safety committee  Thank you. My concern is that as more funding becomes available to address historic trauma in Canada, the funding will be directed to non-indigenous organizations that don't understand our communities, that don't understand our trauma, and that have no connection to the people we serve.

Public Safety committee  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen and my indigenous colleagues. Thank you for being here today. My name is Marlene Orr and I'm speaking to you from Amiskwaciy Waskahikan, the Cree name for Edmonton, Alberta, in Treaty No. 6 territory. I'm here to share what I've learned about gangs from my many years of working with indigenous offenders in the federal and provincial correctional systems, working in indigenous communities with individuals trying to exit gang life, as well as dealing with challenging behaviours, from gang members who were incarcerated to helping gang members exit that lifestyle.