Therefore, the Committee recommends that the review of federal Post-Secondary Student Support Program consider and address the particular situation of Aboriginal women escaping violence. 5

The Committee recommends that the federal government work towards removing barriers to economic growth for on-reserve Aboriginal peoples, with a particular focus on barriers to the full economic participation of Aboriginal women. 10

The Committee recommends that the federal government collaborate with the Native Women's Association of Canada to explore the feasibility of i) sharing some or all of the information in the data base with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Support Centre for Missing Persons; and ii) deciding what, if any information, can ethically be made available more broadly beyond police and justice system officials. 16

The Committee recommends that the federal government, through Health Canada and in collaboration with Aboriginal, provincial and territorial organizations, should consider support services in the Inuit and First Nations Health Branch geared towards families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women. 16

The Committee recommends that the federal government, under the aegis of the Family Violence Initiative, work with the Canadian Police College, Aboriginal women’s organizations, and the Department of Public Safety Canada to develop and disseminate training materials with respect to the cultural and historical context in which violence against Aboriginal women occurs. 19

Based on this testimony, the Committee recommends that the federal government, under the aegis of the Family Violence Initiative, work with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Aboriginal women’s organizations, Status of Women Canada, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, and the Department of Public Safety Canada to pilot and disseminate results of collaborative approaches at the community level to violence against Aboriginal women. 20

The Committee recommends that the federal government continue to work with its provincial and territorial partners and stakeholders to determine what more can be done within existing service models to better address the needs of Aboriginal victims of violence. 21

The Committee recommends that the federal government, in collaboration with national and/or regional Aboriginal groups and territorial governments, review AANDC’s policies within its Family Violence Prevention Program with a view to making Northern communities eligible for funding. 31

The Committee recommends, should new funding for anti-violence work with Aboriginal women become available, that it include a component for training Aboriginal women so that they can be employed in delivering the service. 31