Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  May I have three more minutes, please?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You may wonder what all this history has to do with why we are here on Bill C-428. It is because if you do not understand this history, verified by your documents, you will not understand our fierce opposition to your bill. Treaty No. 2 in no way diminishes our sovereignty. To t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, okay. In closing, we believe that if your committee would investigate its parts of the treaty, you would be dedicating yourselves to working with us to re-establish that original relationship, so that many of the problems would disappear and we could each apply to our respe

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Chair. Thank you for the opportunity to provide information that will allow us to strengthen our relationship. My name is Chief James Plewak. I'm the son of Marjorie Burns, who is the daughter of Walter Burns, who was the son of Solomon Burns, who was a son of Mose

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I'd like to invite Chief Houle to describe the significance of the eagle feather that we have before us.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Chief James Plewak, chief of the Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation, the Riding Mountain Band, Anishinaabe Agowidiiwinan, Treaty No. 2, Manitoba.