RESOLUTION NO. 2001-09-05
SUPPORT FORJULESMATTINAS HEALING LODGE
WHEREAS the Jules Mattinas Healing Lodge was established in Attawapiskat to provide solvent abuse treatment services to young people in the Mushkegowuk and NAN territories and;
WHEREAS the Jules Mattinas Healing Lodge has experienced and continues to experience difficulties in fulfilling its mandate due to insufficient funding from the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Sh·ategy namely in the areas of funding for adequate operations, staff accommodation and road access and;
WHEREAS the Abo1iginal Healing and Wellness Strategy does not recognize the higher cost of living and unique needs in northern remote communities and;
WHEREAS the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy imposes restrictive guidelines affecting the ability of the Jules Mattinas Healing Lodge to provide culturally appropnate and effective programming;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mushkegowuk Chiefs in Assembly fully supports the Jules Martinas Healing Lodge in securing adequate funding from the Aboriginal Healing
and Wellness Strategy, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mush.kegowuk Chiefs in Assembly hereby urges the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy to work with the Attawapiskat First Nation in developing more flexible guidelines to allow the Jules Mattinas Healing Lodge to more effectively provide much needed services to youth who suffer from solvent abuse.
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