Assembly of First Nations AFN Jordans Principle Virtual

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Jordan's Principle Virtual Gathering “Supporting First Nations Youth into Adulthood” LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND March 11, 2021 1

LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND AFN Resolution 98/2017, Develop Distinct First Nations Accessibility Legislation, by First Nations for First Nations. Accessibility Canada Act (ACT), 2019. The ACT focuses on: § employment § built environment (i. e. , physical infrastructure, office buildings, homes, public facilities, etc. ) § Information communication technologies § procurement of goods and services § transportation § design of programs and services 2

LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND • The ACT applies to groups under federal responsibility & includes government departments and federally funded entities, among others. • Overall, the ACT does not reference First Nations and the unique legal and historic relationship between First Nations and the Crown. • Unlike other federally regulated entities, First Nations hold constitutionally protected Aboriginal and Treaty rights. • Accessibility Standards Canada (ASC) is developing standards. 3

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WHAT WE HEARD • Supports for First Nations youth as they age out of current programs for accessibility/disabilities. • Supports for culture-based care for adults with disabilities. • Empowering access to sports and recreation and cultural wellbeing. 5

WHAT WE HEARD Do your services offer meaningful employment & training opportunities for First Nations persons with disabilities? 20% 32% Yes No Not sure 48% 6

LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND • AFN Resolution 110 -2019: Funding for First Nations-specific programs, services and supports for adults with disabilities. • United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur & UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN-CRPD) advocacy. • UN Human Rights Council has prioritized disability. • 7 Generations Continuum of Care: set up a disability task force & adults with disabilities sub-working group; and develop a policy funding framework within this continuum to access prenatal to end of life supports and services. 7

CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS Inequality in access to health care programs and services Inclusion, advocacy for First Nations health, full access to systems, programs and services Aging out, poverty, income assistance, lack of access to funding, programs & services Social Safety Net / Seven Generations Continuum of Care Across the Lifespan Pan Canadian approaches can often leave First Nations behind First Nations-distinctions based approaches, capacity/resources in Regions & First Nations Lack of access to culture, language, land/ away from home Cultural safety, land based & natural law, language and family reunification Jurisdictional issues/ creates more gaps and barriers Collaboration across governments, cross policy coordination & intersectionality approaches/ whole systems change, Distinct First Nations Accessibility Legislation Cost of doing nothing LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND 8

Social Purpose Programs and Accessibility/Disabilities • Each avoided case of diabetes is worth $20, 000 a year. • Each year a chronically homeless person is kept off the streets is worth $50, 000 to governments. • Each person kept out of prison/ recidivism cycle is worth $80, 000 a year. • Empowering employment in First Nations. • Family reunification. • The Beautiful Bailout: How a Social Innovation Scale-Up Will Solve Government’s Priciest Problems Authors: Shaun Loney and Will Braun: https: //www. encompass. coop/books 9

Cost-effective investments in First Nations’ social purpose organizations and supporting community-driven outcomes to empower sustainability in: • Family reunification • Training & employment in First Nations • 2030 Agenda • UN-Sustainable Development Goals (Leave no one behind) 10

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