They provide no proof that they are indigenous. They could have great-grandparents who are indigenous, and that factors into whether or not they receive bail based on the Gladue considerations. I have to ask how many generations after residential school factors into those people undergoing intergenerational trauma. Some people are using this as a crutch, and to me that hits home because of the people we deal with on the territory. We know our community. We know who grew up there. I know practically all of the people my age. If I don't know someone, the younger generation does, yet we hear of these people explaining to justices of the peace, through their lawyers, of course, that they are indigenous.
I scratch my head and wonder why we are not asking for proof or asking them to provide some sort of background information on their ancestry.