Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good morning to everyone. I thank you for the opportunity I almost didn't have, but in saying that, I don't feel I should have any more drama than my plane ride and the responsibility and accountability to be here to speak on behalf of first nation women and children in my commun

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'd like to respond to that. When this bill was brought to my attention some time ago, after reviewing the documentation on it I felt that my human rights should not be an imposition but a process that would respect me as a person. That hasn't happened. Isn't that the whole phi

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You said you're a lawyer, and so I have to be careful on how I respond and define “consultation”.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Well, this has been a criminal process. Consultation is taking too long for too many, and it's really sad because the Supreme Court of Canada has set out that there is a duty to consult. Those are not my decisions. That is a Supreme Court decision. My views on consultation mea

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I definitely think we would be having a different discussion, because the sad thing about this process is that many of you know the traumas—not the dramas, but the traumas—that my people have gone through. One was the residential school era. That wrecked our homes, our families,

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm sorry, but either we get with this program or we don't. Talk to us or don't talk to us, but it's got to be that real, it's got to be that genuine. We are living in 2007. I am totally tired of the concepts that are out there and the judgments and decisions that are made on m

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I had a hard time hearing the first part of your comments. I recommend that we create a task force to address the concerns around collective versus individual rights, and to look at dealing with the outcomes. We don't want to be stuck again in the realm of Bill C-31, the consequ

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  What was the last part of your question?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Given the time and the opportunity to really examine and analyze all of this, yes, I probably could. But at the same time, I remember you very clearly when we met in Grand Prairie. Do you know why? Because you were very proud of who you were. I made a comment to you at that time

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The modern-day self-government agreements are totally in a different context from the treaties that are there and solid.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.