Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would like to speak to the courts. We are currently before the courts, and because we've been denied access to the specific claims policy, we're finding that we're faced with the statute of limitations in the courts of Canada. As well, our treaty rights are being confused with the Indian Act.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  My recommendation would be as I spoke to, to amend the definition to include a clause that would allow first nation groups to file a specific claim.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon. I am the great-great-granddaughter of Michel Callihoo, who signed treaty in 1878 by an adhesion to Treaty No. 6. I'm here today on behalf of over 700 members of the Michel First Nation who were reinstated under Bill C-31. I would like to present to the committee today the issue of discrimination throughout the Michel history.