Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 8 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
AA7.1received
Indigenous Affairs Office - Update
Selina Young, Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, City of Toronto, will give an update on the Indigenous Affairs Office.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.
AA7.2amended
Proactive Response to Support Indigenous Children, Youth, and Families in Crisis
At the invitation of the Indigenous Affairs Office, a community member will provide a presentation on the Proactive Response to Support Indigenous Children, Youth, and Families in Crisis, including a discussion on creating after-hours Indigenous children and youth mobile crisis response team.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee recommends that: 1. The Executive Committee request the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, to report back to the next meeting of the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee on how to foster better dialogue between Toronto divisions, agencies and committees, and Toronto's Indigenous communities.
AA7.3received
Mohamed Shuriye, Policy Development Officer, Social Development, Finance and Administration, David Absalom, Policy Development Officer, Social Development, Finance and Administration, and Anthony Paoletta, Inspector, Toronto Police Service, will give a presentation on the Policing Reform Project. Systemic discrimination in our City deeply impacts the life prospects and opportunities of members of Indigenous, Black and racialized communities, and can lead to disparities in health, social and economic outcomes. For many decades, Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities have spoken out about their deep mistrust of public institutions, including the police service. The City has a responsibility to the public to begin the conversation of police reform to ensure public safety for all Toronto residents.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.
AA7.4amended
Indigenous Community Safety and Mental Health Responses in Toronto
Within the context of current discussions related to persistent structural racism within police service nationally and discussions about the reallocation of funds to enable community responses, we, as the Co-Chairs of the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee, would like to table a discussion on possibilities for Indigenous community safety and mental health responses in Toronto. We recognize that a variety of programs and responses may be necessary to improve community safety and responses to mental health concerns for Indigenous communities across Toronto. We would like to have a discussion with the Committee and receive presentations from organizations working with Indigenous communities to develop pilots, programs, and/or other potential responses. We would also like to have a presentation from the Indigenous Affairs Office on how it will support the Committee to work with City staff and City Council to identify the resources necessary to fund Indigenous-led responses to community safety and mental health in Toronto.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee recommends to the Executive Committee that: 1. City Council request the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, to work with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and other relevant City staff and divisions, and report to the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee at its next meeting on a process to identify funding needs and sources to fund Indigenous-led responses to community safety and mental health in Toronto.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee recommends to the Executive Committee that: 1. City Council request the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, to work with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and other relevant City staff and divisions, and report to the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee at its meeting on October 13, 2020 on a process to identify funding needs and sources to fund Indigenous-led responses to community safety and mental health in Toronto.
AA7.5received
Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society - Update
Patti Pettigrew, Executive Director, Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society, will provide an update on the Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society, including a brief history of the project.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.
AA7.6received
Indian Residential School Survivors Legacy Project - Update
Andrea Chrisjohn, Executive Director, Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, will give an update on the Indian Residential School Survivors (IRSS) Legacy Project, including artistic renderings, planting, and the overview concept of The Spirit Garden: Teaching, Learning, Sharing, and Healing.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.
AA7.7received
Toronto’s Year of Public Art 2021
Joe Sellors, Project Manager, Economic Development and Culture, will give a presentation on Toronto's Year of Public Art 2021 - and provide an update on projects that will acknowledge the Indigenous history, present and future of the land they are situated on; self-determination, freedom of expression, equitable access to resources, and greater influence over public art practices; and that Indigenous communities and creators must be at the centre of the decision-making process for any Indigenous-focused project.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee received the item for information.
AA7.8deferred
Review of Meeting Processes and the Simplified Rules of Procedure
The Administrator, Committees and Boards, City Clerk's Office, will give a presentation on Review of Meeting Processes and the Simplified Rules of Procedure which govern the meetings of the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee, including related meeting matters, such as agenda timelines and supports provided to Committee Members by the City Clerk's Office.
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee: 1. Deferred consideration of the item until the next meeting of the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee.