That issue itself is very complex. There's a variety of individuals. Unfortunately, the term “pretendian” is now being used to just cover everybody who isn't currently a registered member of a community, for example.
We really need to separate those who should rightfully be members but aren't because of, say, sex discrimination in the Indian Act—because of amendments, they will be members at some time—versus people who were told by their families that they had some indigenous great-great-great-great-grandmother 400 years in the past, versus people who were told by one of these fraudulent Métis organizations that, yes, you're Métis; yes, we've looked at your documents; yes, you've substantiated it, and here's a card that says you have rights.
There are people who are knowingly committing fraud. There are people who have been kind of scammed into believing they're indigenous. Then there are people on the edges, who are being put into the category of pretendians who shouldn't be. It is quite complex.
I am most concerned about these fraudulent Métis organizations and fraudulent individuals who do know better and who have made it up. We've seen lots of examples of that. I think if we look at the fraudulent groups and individuals, that's different. We need to make sure everyone is aware that membership in a Métis organization, at least according to the Supreme Court of Canada, doesn't cut it. You have to be part of a historical Métis community. We need to get that information out there, because a lot of people have been duped by these organizations.