Thank you for the question.
In 1870, 10,000 of the 12,000 people in Red River were Métis. There would have been another 2,500 Métis up towards the Qu'Appelle Valley up into Edmonton. Canada was supposed to settle with us for that 1.4 million acres of land that we negotiated, and there were scrip certificates there.
In addition, outside of the postage stamp of Manitoba, there was the Dominion Lands Act, which provided scrip to the Métis and the half-breeds. It was delivered around the same time as those numbered treaties were done, so if you want to be on our registry, you have to show either those scrip records or parish records. It's very clear who the Red River Métis are, and it's very clear who they're not. We've seen all of that in Ontario, Quebec and eastern Canada; those people aren't Red River Métis.
We have our own registries with verification systems that are in place, and that's what Lorne was talking about. It's not only for our people but for our businesses as well. It's very clear who we are and also who's not Métis. That's an important question.