Debates of October 15, 2004 (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my written question is to the Minister of Justice. The Sahtu elders were concerned about the placement of our people who are incarcerated in correctional institutions in the North and outside the Northwest Territories. The elders would like to have a proposal for an on-the-land project in the Sahtu.

How many Sahtu people are incarcerated in correctional institutes in the Northwest Territories and outside the Northwest Territories?

How many people from the Sahtu are considered territorial or federal offenders?

What types of correction programs are offered to inmates?

Which on-the-land program today is working with the department and are there possible future programs?

What steps are there in place to reintegrate inmates back into the community, family, and society as a whole?

How much of the aboriginal concept of beliefs and values are integrated into programming in our NWT facilities?

Thank you.