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Recommendation 14:
- Assess current access statistics and ensure timely access to specialized therapy and victim services for children and youth who experience physical and sexualized violence, and other childhood experiences associated with later youth homelessness.
- Explore the concept of “duty to assist” as a rights-based approach to ending youth homelessness; investigate prevention legislation such as in Wales where there can be a duty to assist youth, likely to be homeless within 56 days, to secure accommodations.
- Prevent youth homelessness by reducing system discharges into homelessness by coordinating ministries at the provincial level and by bridging transitions from foster-care/provincial care, justice, hospitals, treatment facilities, and mental-health systems.
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Recommendation 15:
Work with Indigenous Peoples and all federal, provincial and municipal agencies, such as B.C. Parks, Parks Canada, and Canadian Heritage, to revise narrow, inaccurate, and harmful interpretations of Indigenous Peoples and histories. These agencies should work with local Indigenous Peoples to identify gaps and needs for research and storytelling related to lands managed by B.C. and Canada. Begin the process of truth-telling in accordance with applicable Indigenous legal traditions at Indigenous cultural heritage sites and places managed by B.C. and Canada. This telling should be an honest and authentic written account of the history with Indigenous Peoples that is produced in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples.
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Recommendation 16:
Work with Indigenous organizations and museums to develop grant funding to support Indigenous Peoples in the repatriation of their tangible and intangible cultural heritage and ancestral remains.
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Recommendation 2:
The National Occupancy Standards should not be used to exclude safe options for women experiencing violence.
As our research shows, the National Occupancy Standards are standing in the way of women accessing affordable units in social housing. Without affordable housing options, women may end up in unsafe situations. Furthermore, there is a common concern that MCFD may become involved due to the size of the unit a women is living in with her children or MCFD is unable to return children to the care of their mother from foster care because she is not able to obtain a big enough unit. The NOS are intended to address habitability and overcrowding issues but as applied as requirements by relevant housing and social service agencies, the unintended consequence is to keep women in unsafe circumstances and limit their freedom to access safe and affordable housing.
We recommend that CMHC clarify that the NOS are guidelines, not regulation and that safety should be established as the main priority for housing women and their children, not number of bedrooms.
As well, we recommend that MCFD educate their workforce so that the National Occupancy Standards are not used as justification for separating women and her children.
As our research shows, the National Occupancy Standards are standing in the way of women accessing affordable units in social housing. Without affordable housing options, women may end up in unsafe situations. Furthermore, there is a common concern that MCFD may become involved due to the size of the unit a women is living in with her children or MCFD is unable to return children to the care of their mother from foster care because she is not able to obtain a big enough unit. The NOS are intended to address habitability and overcrowding issues but as applied as requirements by relevant housing and social service agencies, the unintended consequence is to keep women in unsafe circumstances and limit their freedom to access safe and affordable housing.
We recommend that CMHC clarify that the NOS are guidelines, not regulation and that safety should be established as the main priority for housing women and their children, not number of bedrooms.
As well, we recommend that MCFD educate their workforce so that the National Occupancy Standards are not used as justification for separating women and her children.
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Recommendation 3:
Take tangible steps to turn words into action through a diverse range of implementation initiatives that reflect the minimum standards in the UN Declaration.
There is no “one size fits all” approach to implementation; it will differ based on the context and the community.
As such, it would be beneficial for Indigenous Nations and Crown governments to advance new models of consent-based agreements in a number of different areas, such as aquaculture and community-industry agreements.
A legislative amendment could be made to allow decision-makers to enter into agreements and arrangements with Indigenous Nations, allowing legislative space for self-government.
There is no “one size fits all” approach to implementation; it will differ based on the context and the community.
As such, it would be beneficial for Indigenous Nations and Crown governments to advance new models of consent-based agreements in a number of different areas, such as aquaculture and community-industry agreements.
A legislative amendment could be made to allow decision-makers to enter into agreements and arrangements with Indigenous Nations, allowing legislative space for self-government.
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Recommendation 17:
Support Indigenous Peoples to have the resources needed to develop and administer their own cultural heritage laws, policies, and practices; and to establish agreements that clarify relations with and between federal and provincial governments.
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Recommendation 3:
Support Indigenous communities’ and their Knowledge Keepers’ efforts to revitalize and maintain all forms of Indigenous Cultural Heritage. This support should be through funding for strategic planning and monitoring efforts, capacity building and training, networking and learning opportunities, research and documentation, and infrastructure development.
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Recommendation 11:
Support efforts to understand, document, and record Indigenous place names by:
- Establishing a working group of Indigenous Peoples experienced with the placename process;
- Funding Indigenous communities to undertake dialogue and engagement; and
- Providing funding and staffing resources to the B.C. Geographical Names Office of the Heritage Branch to process and evaluate Indigenous place names applications, including engagement with Indigenous communities.
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Recommendation 12:
Support efforts to map Indigenous cultural heritage traditions across the province through the provision of funding for training and capacity building, research and documentation, learning and knowledge transfer, and informational infrastructure development.
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Recommendation 6:
Support anti-racism initiatives and education for and about Indigenous Peoplesby working with the Ministry of Education and developing resources for public education at all levels.
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