Qujannamiik, Iksivautaq. Thank you, Chair.
Just in this session alone, we were exposed to two very different timelines. We started out our session with such a wonderful testimony provided by Hereditary Chief Augustine, which I very much appreciated, as well as Graham Marshall, and then we had, on the other extreme, realities that indigenous peoples continually face, which are the use of administrative tactics to steal our time.
To me, this is not just about land back. This is about respecting our cultures. It's about reconciliation.
My question is for Hereditary Chief Augustine and for Graham Marshall. Could you each share with us how we could reconcile using indigenous laws, and what “land back” could mean from the indigenous people's perspective?
I'm not asking about colonial laws. I'm not asking about colonial policies. I'm asking you to share, from your indigenous perspective, and speak about land back and reconciliation using your indigenous laws, and how we can make sure we learn from it and use it so that when it comes to writing our report we're able to act on land back in a way that is meaningful to indigenous peoples.
I'll ask Hereditary Chief Augustine to answer first, and then I'll ask that Graham be given time as well.
Qujannamiik.