Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The regulations and legislation to protect the health of our first nations...we haven't seen it. We have the Indian Act, which has been around since 1876. This is a piece of legislation that was supposed to protect first nations and to ensure the health and well-being and educati

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I just want to correct you. It's six out of 133. There's a big difference between 33 and 133.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's six out of 133. To be fair, there are five additional communities that are in some process or part of this first nations land management.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's been the problem. As far as we can tell right now, it is the federal government, the Department of Indian Affairs or Aboriginal Affairs—I'm not sure what AANDC stands for, but Indian Affairs is how I will refer to it. They are the ones that continue to prevent the economic

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There is no category 1 in Ontario. All we have is category 2.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll use the example of Chief JimBob Marsden of Alderville. In 1996 he purchased some property right beside his first nations community for economic development purposes. What he was wanting to do initially was open up a golf course, figuring that it was the kind of economic acti

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I went to a recent Senate committee on additions to reserves, as an example, which speaks to some of the claims that are there. There are over 140 additions to reserves that need to be addressed. What I said to the Senate committee was that we need to improve and streamline this

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Kenjgewin Teg.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Let me just say, in terms of the current policy or legislation, which is the First Nations Land Management Act, it requires first nations to acknowledge federal jurisdiction on reserve lands, which is, again, contrary to what we're just talking about, which is the treaty relation

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can't think of one. As an immediate starting point, no.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  What it would look like is understanding what the spirit and intent of those treaties are and what sharing means, what peaceful co-existence means. As an example, in using Attawapiskat, which is what you were just talking about, the chief and the council and the people would reco

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Just to add further, speaking from the perspective of first nations in Ontario, what Dave said and what I'm repeating is let's settle up the treaties. Let's start there; that's foundational. We have a relationship that still exists today. We still see the sun coming up every mo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I only have another 40 more words, Chris.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Let me start the conclusion again, if you don't mind.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay, since you interrupted me, I just wanted to reiterate what we told the Prime Minister just for the benefit of everybody here, if that's okay with you.