Item - 2020.AA5.5
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee on July 7, 2020 and was adopted with amendments.
- See also EC15.6
AA5.5 - Trauma-Informed Land-Based Response to COVID-19
- Decision Type:
- Presentation
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee recommends to the Economic and Community Development Committee that:
1. City Council request the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, in consultation with relevant City staff and divisions, to engage with Native Child and Family Services of Toronto to explore how the land-based programs in the presentation from Siobhan McCarthy, Director, Holistic Services, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, and Mark Atanasoff, Director, Quality Assurance and Decolonization, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, can be incorporated in the City of Toronto's Indigenous place-making strategy.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Siobhan McCarthy, Director, Holistic Services, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, and Mark Atanasoff, Director, Quality Assurance and Decolonization, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, gave a presentation on Trauma-Informed Land-Based Response to COVID-19.
Summary
Siobhan McCarthy, Director, Holistic Services, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, and Mark Atanasoff, Director, Quality Assurance and Decolonization, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, will give a presentation on Trauma-Informed Land-Based Response to COVID-19.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/aa/bgrd/backgroundfile-148775.pdf
Motions
That the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee recommends that:
1. City Council request the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, in consultation with relevant City staff and divisions, to engage with Native Child and Family Services of Toronto to explore how the land-based programs in the presentation from Siobhan McCarthy, Director, Holistic Services, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, and Mark Atanasoff, Director, Quality Assurance and Decolonization, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, can be incorporated in the City of Toronto's Indigenous place-making strategy.