I would like to add something to what Ms. Michel just said.
She is right; we do not have the right to decide who we are. The government took that right away from us in the 1800s. Today, the government cannot absolve itself of the responsibility for what was done.
We are hearing—and we are happy to hear it—that this is our right, which is internationally defended under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. However, you are responsible for undoing the harm done, especially the harm done to our women. That is where your responsibility lies.
As Ms. Michel said in her presentation, once you have assumed your responsibility, we could sit down to discuss what can be part of our communities.
Meegwetch.