Good afternoon. I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to the 71st meeting of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. Members may participate in person and via Zoom. Proceedings will be published on the House of Commons website. For your information, the web broadcast will always show the person speaking rather than a view of the whole committee.
I would also like to acknowledge that our meeting today is taking place on the unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinabe territory.
I will remind you that all comments should be directed through the chair. Speak slowly and clearly, because we have three languages being interpreted.
In the first section today, we have a number of witnesses here in person and on Zoom. I will introduce, from the First Nations Lands Advisory Board, Philip Goulais, and Andrew Beynon, director of land code governance, First Nation Land Management Resource Centre. As well, we have the Lower Similkameen Indian Band and the Métis Nation of Alberta joining us.
Why don't we start with the First Nations Lands Advisory Board.
Mr. Goulais, you have five minutes.