Masi, Mr. Speaker. We represent the Northwest Territories, almost 40,000 people. Almost every second person you talk to, they have addiction issues or family-related matters or community members. Again, it's a real issue, and we need to start listening to the people of the North. We cannot just dictate to them that this is good for you, six southern institutions. Mr. Speaker, that leads into my next question, and that is: residential addiction treatment works best for Dene when it's integrated with elders and time on the land. Of course, this is not possible in a southern setting, southern institutions that we talked about. Dene have to wait to come home for that. Those clients would have to come home to these elders. Mr. Speaker, question to the Premier: what does her government research say about the drawbacks of decoupling of culture components from the clinical components of treatment when it comes to our Dene people of the Northwest Territories? Masi, Mr. Speaker.
Jackson Lafferty on Question 387-19(2): Truth and Reconciliation Commission Recommendations regarding Residential Addictions Treatment
In the Legislative Assembly on October 21st, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 387-19(2): Truth and Reconciliation Commission Recommendations regarding Residential Addictions Treatment
Oral Questions
October 21st, 2020
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