Distinctions-based calls

Métis-specific calls for justice

Recommendation 191: We call upon all governments to respect and to uphold the full implementation of Jordan’s Principle with reference to the Métis.

Distinctions-based calls

Métis-specific calls for justice

Recommendation 192: We call upon all governments to provide Métis-specific programs and services that address emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual dimensions of well-being, including coordinated or co-located services to offer holistic wraparound care, as well as increased mental health and healing and cultural supports.

Distinctions-based calls

Métis-specific calls for justice

Recommendation 193: We call upon all governments and educators to fund and establish Métis-led programs and initiatives to address a lack of knowledge about the Métis people and culture within Canadian society, including education and advocacy that highlights the positive history and achievements of Métis people and increases the visibility, understanding, and appreciation of Métis people.

Distinctions-based calls

Métis-specific calls for justice

Recommendation 194: We call upon all governments to fund programs and initiatives that create greater access to cultural knowledge and foster a positive sense of cultural identity among Métis communities. These include initiatives that facilitate connections with family, land, community, and culture; culturally specific programming for Métis 2SLGBTQQIA people and youth; events that bring Métis Elders, Knowledge Keepers and youth together; and mentorship programs that celebrate and highlight Métis role models.

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Métis-specific calls for justice

Recommendation 195: We call upon all governments to fund and support cultural programming that helps to revitalize the practise of Métis culture, including integrating Métis history and Métis languages into elementary and secondary school curricula, and programs and initiatives to help Métis people explore their family heritage and identity and reconnect with the land.

Distinctions-based calls

Métis-specific calls for justice

Recommendation 196: We call upon all governments to pursue the development of restorative justice and rehabilitation programs, including within correctional facilities, specific to Métis needs and cultural realities, to help address root causes of violence and reduce recidivism, and to support healing for victims, offenders, and their families and communities.

Distinctions-based calls

Métis-specific calls for justice

Recommendation 197: We call upon all governments to provide increased victim support services specific to Métis needs to help Métis victims and families navigate the legal system and to support their healing and well-being throughout the process of seeking justice.

Distinctions-based calls

Métis-specific calls for justice

Recommendation 198: We call upon all actors within the justice system to engage in education and training regarding the history and contemporary realities of Métis experiences.

Distinctions-based calls

2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice

Recommendation 199: We call upon all governments and service providers to fund and support greater awareness of 2SLGBTQQIA issues, and to implement programs, services, and practical supports for 2SLGBTQQIA people that include distinctions-based approaches that take into account the unique challenges to safety for 2SLGBTQQIA individuals and groups.

Distinctions-based calls

2SLGBTQQIA-specific calls for justice

Recommendation 200: We call upon all governments and service providers to be inclusive of all perspectives in decision making, including those of 2SLGBTQQIA people and youth.