Sheryl Yakeleya

Thank you. I will go to the Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I wanted to ask if -- because we're get -- the public administrator, they're going to do -- is this a correct statement that I'm going to make that the public administrator's going to be reviewing all the policies and all the stuff and making adjustments where needed? Because if that's the case, will they be -- will he be advising or consulting with the Indigenous communities? Thank you.

Thank you. I don't have any more questions. Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. What other approaches is the GNWT taking to reduce barriers to Indigenous recruitment and retention into the public service? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So it doesn't look like it's funded anymore, correct? Because it says the actuals from 2023-2024 is 26, and then it goes from the mains there's nothing, nothing, nothing. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further to my Member's statement, the questions, how many Indigenous employees have been hired through the career gateway program in the last fiscal year, specifically in the Deh Cho riding? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Looking at the mental health, you said it's part of inclusive schooling. How many mental health workers are in the Deh Cho region for the schools? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Recently, there has been discussion in the House and in the media about the Government of the Northwest Territories' affirmative action policy and the proposed changes that are coming later this year. Today I would like to talk about other programs in place for prospective and current Indigenous employees.

The Indigenous Career Gateway Program, which targets Indigenous aboriginal candidates for entry level and training opportunities within the Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Indigenous Development and Training Program provides skills training or work...

Thank you. So there's quite a bit of communities in the Deh Cho if you look at the whole Deh Cho as Nahendeh and the Deh Cho together. For half-time position for all of those communities, it must be -- it really must be a lot of work for this part-time individual. So the question is if you were to add another position in there, hypothetically, would it be -- can the person -- well, right now because people -- everybody is centered in Fort Simpson, and I would like to have some jobs put in the communities in my riding in the Deh Cho riding, not so much the whole of the Deh Cho but is there a...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. How many communities does this program service? Thank you.