MaryAnn Mihychuk at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

I'm going to invite our panellists to the front, please, so that we can get started.

I know that we want to have time with the previous panellists. We also want to hear from the ones who have come a long distance to speak to our committee and those on video conference.

Welcome.

We are here at the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Our panellists are David Chartrand, President of the Manitoba Métis Federation; Tischa Mason, Saskatchewan First Nations Family and Community Institute; Marlene Bugler, Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services; and Katherine Whitecloud as an individual.

We recognize that we're on unceded territory. Because we have a special guest from my hometown, I want to recognize that I come from the homeland of the Métis people and Treaty No. 1 territory, so there's a special welcome for you.

It's nice to see you, Katherine, once again. We appreciate it.

We'll start with the Manitoba Métis Federation.