Dr. Graham Powell (Executive Director, First Nations Lands Management Resource Centre) at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I would like to introduce the members of the resource centre staff. The adviser sitting next to Chief Louie is Dr. Elizabeth Childs, capacity-building advisor to the Lands Advisory Board and the resource centre. Sitting next to Dr. Childs is Ms. Patti Wight, a member of Lheidli T'enneh in B.C. and a lands manager with experience. Next to Patti is Ruth Nahanee, senior technician on capacity-building, and then we have Dr. Daniel Millette, who deals with land-use planning.

I would ask them each to give a bit of their backgrounds so that the committee and you, Chairman, would understand the level of experience that is behind this team in preparing this capacity-building.

We'll start with Dr. Childs.