Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Chief Haymond, thank you so much for appearing. I take note of your comments on being asked to come on very short notice. I realize how much it takes to prepare for a meeting like this, but these are very important questions we are considering.
You're bringing up repeatedly in your testimony and in your answers how important it is to establish indigenous identity, but your focus, I would say, is not so much on the individual but on the entity. You've spoken a lot to the importance of clear criteria for establishing what constitutes an indigenous identity.
I wonder if you can elaborate on what you would consider proper criteria. You've mentioned indigenous participation in that definition, of course, but what specifically should the criteria be for how you constitute and define an indigenous entity?