Jaime Battiste at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On November 7th, 2023. See this statement in context.

November 7th, 2023 / 5:10 p.m.

Liberal

Jaime Battiste Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

I have a tough last question.

Under the Indian Act, which I'm a part of as a status Indian, I have a cut-off clause. I can pass on my status as an Indian only two generations, to my child if I marry outside of the Indian Act.... If my child chooses to marry and have kids outside of the Indian Act, we have a second generation cut-off.

To what extent does the person of Métis ancestry go?

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