Status of Women committee  If I'm expected to answer that question, I don't understand what language it was spoken in.

Status of Women committee  Yes, I did.

Status of Women committee  I know that they did try to help with the issue of violence against indigenous women and girls. They tried to help with bringing people in. There was a meeting that happened in my community, and they brought in outside resources. I know that one of them had to do with addictions.

Status of Women committee  When I think about my experience on the KHLP board of directors, there was no place for me to go to report the bullying and racism. First off, there was a power imbalance at that table, and it shouldn't be that way. There needs to be an independent process aside from industry w

Status of Women committee  I'm thinking about my experience and my first nation's experience in negotiating the JKDA with Manitoba Hydro. There were no women at all; it was mostly men. It was already an imbalance between hydro workers and the first nation partners, but when you look at the gender-based ana

Status of Women committee  I'll add that there is a need for victim services within these industry camps, man camps, hydro camps, because if women or two-spirit people are being violated.... I'll give an example. If they're working in catering and housekeeping, and then one of them—I'll use housekeeper a

Status of Women committee  With regard to the impact it's had in the community, I've seen this project from different angles. I've been home most recently, and we have a huge problem with addiction in our community. I can see how it's impacted the different groups in the community. When I visit my mother,

Status of Women committee  A decolonized approach—not a colonized approach—would include our Cree world view if we come from my Cree nation. When I look at it in the context of having a public inquiry, it's being validated. It's having our stories heard. That brings healing for our people. We can't move

Status of Women committee  Okay, I'll end now. Thank you.

Status of Women committee  It's important that we examine these human rights abuses so that these atrocities don't happen again. We need to understand that, coming from an indigenous perspective and being marginalized in northern Manitoba, there is a lack of resources like education, health care, things th

Status of Women committee  Good afternoon to everyone who is joining us today. My name is Martina Saunders. I am an Ininew Iskwew—a Cree woman—from York Factory First Nation. I am appearing before you today on behalf of York Factory First Nation and the MMIWG2S+ implementation committee of Manitoba. As