Status of Women committee  This is something I gave as testimony on to the inquiry as well, when they were here in Yellowknife. In my opinion, when it comes to women needing to flee violent relationships, they go to urban centres. When they go to urban centres, women end up in Edmonton, Vancouver, Ottawa

Status of Women committee  I'm going to say that was me. When it comes to instances of intimate intergenerational violence, I am a 53-year-old woman who lives in Yellowknife. I attended a residential school and there are many younger than I who have attended residential school. My mother attended the same

Status of Women committee  When it comes to violence in the smaller communities where there is not a shelter, I'm going to speak to the Beaufort Delta specifically, which consists of nine communities in the upper part of the Northwest Territories. They include Tuktoyaktuk, Sachs Harbour, Paulatuk, Fort McP

Status of Women committee  The big, big issue, I think, is going to be midwifery. Reverting back to allowing individuals to give birth in their home communities as well as moving education to online is going to be a major, major relief for individuals. I also want to touch on the urban centre, because Pa

Status of Women committee  There was one thing I was very interested in attempting to do, and I wanted to try this in Yellowknife first. It was to make it mandatory for new officers to participate in some sort of community-driven training. I am also an artist. I teach people how to make things like sealsk

Status of Women committee  When it comes to women having a guaranteed income, this is something that we definitely would support for the pure fact that it would end reliance on a male companion. It would also help any children who are within the home, because often it is a woman who takes care of the child

Status of Women committee  Yes, please. Thank you. I want to say that housing is definitely a factor for Inuit women when it comes to those who are underhoused. There is a lot of overcrowding in Inuit Nunangat. I want to refer back to the community setting. When I say “culture-based for Inuit”, it's no

Status of Women committee  Nothing happened. She was later returned home to that same place, where he started it over again that night. The RCMP responded to the call from the drug dealer and to his concerns, not the uttered threats that were made to the individual woman. They don't live in the same home.

Status of Women committee  There are a number of barriers that need to be recognized. In particular, one of the barriers around COVID-19 is having people isolate in the home. Potentially, this places a woman in more danger. She's being removed from her safety group. I definitely agree that anything that wo

Status of Women committee  Most definitely. I'm glad that you give me the opportunity to do this with the pure fact that regardless of any policies and legislation that you have in place, you need to remember where we're located. When we say small fly-in, fly-out communities, that is no joke. That is the r

Status of Women committee  Thank you for that question. I can tell you that I personally have not heard of Clare's Law. I can tell you that I have advocated for the women of the Northwest Territories for many, many years and I'm not familiar with that, but that's not to say that our staff are not.

Status of Women committee  Ubalaguk and good afternoon, Madam Chair or Madam isivauta , and distinguished members of the committee. It is an honour and a pleasure to appear before you today. Since 1984, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada has been the national voice for Inuit women of our country. Through