Professional Documents
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There were opening remarks from Chairperson, Councillor Charlene Houle-White, Chief Leonard Jackson
on moving forward and getting more feedback from the people.
The Community Crisis Team, through Eagle Healing Lodge, reported on the conference they attended and
the work they are doing as they are another resource in the community and their focus is Enhancing
Identity and Self Worth through nhiyawak Teachings etc. The lead is Roberta Whiskeyjack.
Members were then placed into groups. Each group appointed a group lead to assist in writing down
suggestions/feedback/recommendations. They broke out into three (3) groups
4. Breakout Sessions:
5. Closing:
Chief Jackson informed the participants the information collected will be available for the next meeting and
the next step is to review information and come up with next steps and strategies/plans of action. It will also
be expected for all departments to attend and ensure at least (3) staff attends from each department.
Each group focused on one (1) of the (3) areas:
(Please note, all of these will be interchangeable and will overlap)
1. ADDICTIONS
2. CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, DRUG DEALERS & HOUSES, GANGS ETC. (Undesirable and violations
against nhiyawak wiyasiwwina (Human Laws) & manitow wiyasiwwina (Creators Laws))
3. SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY & ADDRESS SUICIDE
GROUP 1: ADDICTIONS
QUESTIONS:
1. WHAT ADDICTIONS IN COMMUNITY?
2. WHAT IS PRIORITY/RECOMMENDATIONS INDEALING WITH ADDICTIONS?
QUESTION # 1 ANSWERS:
Alcohol
Sex
Lateral Violence
Drugs, all types including prescription
Gambling
o Bingo
o Cards
QUESTION # 2 ANSWERS:
Language, Land, Law, Livelihood
Holistic (Physical, mental, emotional, spiritual)
Getting in contact
Detox
Awareness
o Education
Safe Place
o Better Access to Treatment
Parental Responsibility
Purchase a Bed (DETOX)
3 pronged-attack (Before, during, after)
More Involvement with the schools/parents
HARM Reduction AWARENESS
Break the Silence
All Concerns must be addressed altogether
Prevention, Intervention, Follow-up
Find out number of addicts (statistics)
Stop Enabling others
PROCLAIM WAR ON DRUGS!!
Band/Drug Dealers, Identify Drug Dealers
Anonymous tips Line
Crisis Line
Stronger Awareness Campaign
Involving Schools
The Loved ones who are sober need support
too
Programs to support individuals
Who are left to pick up the pieces of those
(loved ones) lost to addictions/suicides
Alternative ways of Inner Healing
Long term healing center
Treatment centre
Trust-building workshops
Being able to utilize cultural ceremony
A law addressing parents who abandon their
children
Intense therapy
Re-visit our school system
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Public/safe forum for people to share pain and
stories
2. Circles with different topic to share feelings
about
3. Concentrate on the good that the programs are
doing
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PRIORITIES/RECOMMENATION/SOLUTIONS:
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RCMP:
o Crime report form
o We need training from them too
o families
o programs
o schools
Safe call ie. crime stoppers internal
o A tip line (safety in numbers)
Policies federal/provincial review
o bend the rules of government
Community Database & Map
o For Emergency Management
o Assist in grants for more programing
or initiatives
Ambulance Response Time
House numbers at the
driveways
Safe houses (2)
Re-structuring (evaluate) of all programs for
maximum potential
Cutting of gas/water/power at drug houses
(good idea)
Take Risks
o If able to rat out on own kids, able to
rat on others
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NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR: MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016 at 10:00 AM, SLCN Youth
Centre
AGENDA:
1. Review Information gathered from meetings
2. Plan next steps forward
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