Lucy Kuptana on Question 1244-20(1): Gender-Based Violence in the Northwest Territories

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you to the Member, again. This is something that we're seeing across the board, the increase of violence, especially against women and children in the Northwest Territories. And this goes along with housing. This goes along with illegal activities in our communities. And we're seeing that spike, especially in our small and remote communities. The need across the North is help, help within the family, help within the community, and also help for them to reach out to get that treatment perhaps or perhaps counselling or perhaps effects of trauma. The chief in Behchoko just recently announced, like in their Tlicho Assembly, that we are a traumatized nation. And I agree with that. I totally agree with that. How do we combat the effects of trauma? That's something that we are facing as the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.