Community Dialogue

Recommendation 1: Training and education to support community capacity to lead conversations and develop safety plans that can be actioned;

Community Dialogue

Recommendation 2: ‘Coming of age’ ceremonies for Indigenous children and youth, and ensuring that education regarding consent and safety begins in pre-school and carries on through adulthood

Community Dialogue

Recommendation 3: ‘Safe spaces’ where women and girls can get the support and resources they need – particularly in rural and remote communities where there may be a small policing complement, or where everyone knows everyone else; and,

Community Dialogue

Recommendation 4: Culturally appropriate and safe healing practices and approaches as identified by community

Reflections and Next Steps

Recommendation 5: Improved data collection and evaluative frameworks to better understand the impacts of systemic causes, and identify evidence based and data-informed metrics for success. This includes the development of meaningful reporting.

Reflections and Next Steps

Recommendation 6: Increased community capacity to identify safety priorities and develop safety plans is of continued interest. This includes interest in opportunities to establish culturally appropriate protocols and approaches, improve information sharing, and increase access to available resources and community investment.

Reflections and Next Steps

Recommendation 7: Ceremonies to support healing and wellness, re-establish traditional practices, and improve relationships and community safety.

Reflections and Next Steps

Recommendation 8: Culturally appropriate tools and resources to increase awareness and understanding of consent, personal safety and available resources.

Reflections and Next Steps

Recommendation 9: Improved awareness and understanding across the public service as it relates to the experience of Indigenous youth and the 2SLGBTQQIA community is a significant area of opportunity for growth. Increased engagement with the Indigenous 2SLGBTQQIA community and focused resources for public servants to increase their knowledge and capacity are important steps.