Safe and Resilient Communities

ᐌᑖᒡ ᒉᒌ ᓴᑲᔅᒉᔨᒧᓈᓂᐎᒡ

The Communities of Eeyou Istchee continue to face challenges of:

  • Safety

  • Housing shortages

  • Lack of local employment and development opportunities

The financial resources in relation to housing and justice exist at the Cree Nation Government today and are not being used. Failure to use these funds immediately, efficiently and responsibly will hurt us in future Government negotiations.

Social problems are related to economic status and our governments have financial resources to increase the safety of our communities and personal wealth of our families.

Principle

The Cree Nation Private Housing Fund, in combination with commitments from financial institutions to treat potential Cree homeowners equitably, could alleviate the housing crisis and increase the personal wealth of Cree families.


Calls to Action

  • Distribution of the Cree Nation Private Housing Fund at the regional and local level to promote greater access.

  • Educating financial institutions on the unique legal context of Eeyou Istchee to put an end to Band counter guarantees and promote the offering of competitive mortgages to our members.


Principle

Unlocking the Cree Nation Private Housing Fund and coordination with financial institutions could result in a $600M housing construction boom in Eeyou Istchee decreasing our reliance on natural resource development projects for employment.

Call to Action

The establishment at all levels of government of a prioritization of local  labour and local contractors. Every other economy in the world prioritizes itself, why aren’t we?

Principle

Preventative justice programs and the empowerment of local governments in the administration of justice could significantly increase the safety of our communities.

Calls to Action

  • Development of an emergency preventative justice program which includes the distribution of funds to local governments to develop innovative local projects and programs.

  • The granting of new powers to local governments in the enforcement of local infractions to alleviate the court system for serious crimes.