- We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to work with Aboriginal communities to provide culturally relevant services to inmates on issues such as substance abuse, family and domestic violence, and overcoming the experience of having been sexually abused.
36. We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to work with Aboriginal communities to provide culturally relevant services to inmates on issues such as substance abuse, family and domestic violence, and overcoming the experience of having been sexually abused.
Further reading:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/aboriginal-corrections-report-finds-systemic-discrimination-1.1338498
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/aboriginal/002003-2000-eng.shtml
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/what-is-a-healing-lodge-and-why-does-canada-s-prison-system-need-more-1.1187338
http://journals.sfu.ca/fpcfr/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/166/206
http://anishinabeknews.ca/2014/01/29/healing-lodges-in-short-supply/
Compiled by: Rebecca