Tansi, asiniy awâsis. My name in Cree is Stonechild.
To carry on from where my colleague left off, we are now engaged in correcting that injustice, but the process is slow, burdensome and incomplete. Many of our families remain one step away from registration or reoccurring administration completion. However, the passage of Bill S-2 would expand entitlement, further compounding an already strained system.
Finally, the legal continuity of our claim is not speculative; it is grounded in clear legislation and constitutional lineage. The Royal Proclamation of 1763, the 1847 provincial census framework and 1850-57 Indian legislation defining indigenous belonging—