Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I agree. I was told one time by one of my teachers that it takes highly qualified and skilled people to work with indigenous people to make a difference. We've seen a lot of people work in our communities, but a quality professional has to know over and above what your average C

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would take out the middleman: fewer Ottawa dollars, more dollars on the ground, more authorities to the first nations and more authorities to the communities. That's really what's going to make the change. We are the experts of our own lives. We do not need dictation from Ottaw

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I was just mentioning that, in these unregulated provinces, the fiduciary responsibility the federal government has over first nations under section 91(24) and within the Indian Act is being deferred to provinces to determine our fate. Within first nation communities,

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Right now, individuals who are leaving the NIHB program or shying away from it are creating sort of the bottleneck of the wait-list that will occur. Sadly, because the NIHB statisticians here in Ottawa don't have the picture of what's happening on the ground, again it's being ref

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I echo his sentiment that we're at the mercy of the professionals who are around that in this environment. Right now I believe the federal government is exploring the racism going on in the health care system. Again, we're at the mercy of individuals who may not always have our

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Absolutely. That's why I mentioned in my speech, sir, that we're pushing past our human limits. We carry toxic stress with us with each and every generation, so we can advocate and stay alive and not go the way of our ancestors with what was done to them. We're pushing through

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. I'd like to give an acknowledgement to the Siksika first nation's Siksika Health Services. The mental health clinic there is led by a Blackfoot clinical doctor, Dr. Adolpho. She is a Blackfoot member. Her training as a clinician and as a Blackfoot member is the place where w

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's mental health.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We need CCCs.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Not that I can say, sir.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Within NIHB it's always from the central headquarters' perspective that everything's okay. There are no problems or wait-lists. I work on the ground. I work in these communities that have unregulated colleges, such as Alberta. I can tell you that is not the case. The information

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. It's nice to see you, Jaime. Leroy and Amethyst say oki. I just wanted to pass that on. What you spoke about is the nation-to-nation relationship that we're hoping for across our communities. We've seen the deferral of different ministries to provinces, such as child

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, we've been working tirelessly within CCPA to lobby for some of these changes and movements to expand the practitioners. As well, within individual first nations they are doing their best to lobby with NIHB currently within the mental health clinics. That's going on to provid

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in the Blackfoot language] [English] Thank you, Mr. Chair. I extend my appreciation for the invitation to participate today. My name is Angela Grier, and I'm a proud member of the Piikani first nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy, where Alberta and Montana are