It's customary when we speak in a traditional territory to acknowledge that. Before we begin I would like to honour and acknowledge the traditional territory of the Algonquin people. We would also offer our medicine: the sweet grass, the sage, cedar, and tobacco. We hope that the spirit of our ancestors as well as the creator are with us in our presentation and that we have a productive meeting. Meegwetch.
With me today I have Jennifer Copegog, who is the NALMA director for the Ontario Aboriginal Lands Association. We also have our colleague Aaron Louison, director and chair of the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Lands Technicians; and our colleague Joe Sabattis, the NALMA vice-chair of the eastern region and also the chair of the Atlantic Region Aboriginal Lands Association.
Our chairman, Gino Clement, who represents the First Nations Lands Managers Association for Québec and Labrador, sends his regrets; as do our colleagues from the Manitoba region land association, the Land Stewards Association of Alberta, and our Nunavut colleagues, the Planning and Land Administrators of Nunavut.
My name is Leona Irons and I'm from the Curve Lake First Nation. I am the executive director for the association.
Would you like me to begin the presentation?