Action Area 4: Justice and Human Rights
Focus Area A: Cultural and Security Supports
Promote and support the implementation of an Indigenous navigator position within the criminal justice and child welfare systems.
First Light: Provides cultural support for Indigenous inmates, demand exceeds resources
First Light’s April 2024 proposal to the provincial government included Indigenous navigator positions within two correctional facilities in the province: Her Majesty’s Penitentiary (HMP) and the Clarenville Correctional Centre for Women (CCCW). This proposal was rejected by the Department of Justice and Public Safety (JPS).
For the Department of Justice and Public Safety (JPS):
- Allocate funding in the upcoming budget cycle to support the full cost of the services outlined in First Light’s April 2024 proposal to JPS.
Action Area 4: Justice and Human Rights
We envision a city and a province where urban Indigenous people enjoy equal protection of the law and equal access to justice. To realize this vision, First Voice calls on all residents of St. John’s to help advance change in the following ways: