Arnold Viersen at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

Métis collective.... The word “collective” sounds like a new word. Has it been tested in court? Where did this word come from?

We have Indian “band”, which is a long-term thing. Is that what we're trying to do with this term, “Métis collective”? Are we trying to make that equivalent? What is the deal? Where did the term come from and what do we mean by it?