b'The Calls to Action and Calls for Justice are just a basisa starting point. [The government] should be able to look at them and see the bare minimum that they have to do.Riley Yesnolegislation like UNDRIP and actually mean it if you dont follow the calls from the other commissions. We know the path forwardits been set out timeSUPPORTING and time again. It was set out in [Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples],INDIGENOUS as well. That was done over 25 years ago. We have always known the pathCOMMUNITIESforward, but there has been no assistance by the government to fully implement these recommendations because it costs money and it means sharing power and resources. For more than 20 years, Graham has proudly worked alongside Indigenous communities The calls that require the most urgentdeveloping meaningful relationships that share attention involve children. To me, oneour values of commitment for economic and of the most important things is that wecommunity development, as well as contributing must have proper education for all ourto education and training programs with Indigenous groups across Canada. kids. It is completely unacceptable that we still dont have high schools for our children that are well-staffed and steeped in First Nation tradition, knowledge and healing. We have towns in Ontario and across Canada that are smaller than our communities, and they have high schools and hospitals, but we have [First Nation] communities that dont. We must give our kids an education. Our kids need to have a boost, otherwise none of what weve talked about will happen. RY: [The government] should be using all these calls to actions. It makes me so frustrated when the government says they dont know the right course of action when it is basically all laid out in front of them. The Calls to Action and Calls for Justice are just a basisa starting point. [The government] should be able to look at them and see the bare minimum that they have to do. I ssue2 2021/22C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne l 31'