Status of Women committee  I would say prioritize all of them. We need stable, secure funding that's flexible, that allows us to be responsive to culturally based programming that's relevant to whatever distinct region or community that it lies within. There has to be a prioritization for legislative chang

Status of Women committee  Absolutely. The connection between traumatic experiences and substance use is absolutely a big part. It takes a holistic understanding of an individual. Very often, many of the addiction treatments that are more western or mainstream really try to be piecemeal and separate the in

Status of Women committee  Absolutely. Land-based programming is an essential part of culturally based programming. Culture is tied to the land. Language is tied to the land. Who we are as individuals is tied to the land. That opportunity, in particular for urban folks, to be able to access land-based teac

Status of Women committee  I can speak to that very quickly. When we talk about the disruption of community, the disruption of a sense of place, that is that sense of kinship. Who we are and where we come from leads us to know where we're going. That kinship tie is really understanding self, it's understa

Status of Women committee  Thank you. Programming that is indigenous-led and developed and available through the community at the direction of the community has been mentioned a number of times. Individuals are the experts of their own lives and when we work with a community to understand the expressed

Status of Women committee  All of our programming at Wahbung Abinoonjiiag is rooted within indigenous ways of knowing, so that is a big part of how we are uplifting indigenous knowledge. Unfortunately, a lot of the time we face challenges in wanting to deliver indigenous-based programming that's rooted wit

Status of Women committee  Thank you. I will note that I am getting—

Status of Women committee  If you are able to hear me, that wraparound approach—if I understood the question, because it cut out a little bit—is absolutely essential. Healing is not done on an individual basis; nor is it done on a specific trauma basis, such as family violence or intimate partner violence.

Status of Women committee  Absolutely. Our transitional housing is available. We say up to one year, but again it's rooted within that individual's experience. So we're responsive in our understanding that we're not setting a specific timeline so that in one year or 365 days folks are out the door. We und

Status of Women committee  Tansi, and good afternoon. Thank you, Madam Chairperson and honourable members of Parliament, for the opportunity to present to the committee today. I join you today from Winnipeg, Treaty 1 territory. These lands have been stewarded by the Anishinabe, Cree, Dakota and Oji-Cree