Environment committee  It really is.

Environment committee  Yes, absolutely.

Environment committee  Yes, it is. I think it really has to be largely community driven. We've done a lot of the research now. We've set up the lands and resources secretariat, and that has all our family groupings, where the animals are, where the burial sites are, and where people are going for what

Environment committee  —that we evolve that way.

Environment committee  Thank you for the question.

Environment committee  It's an interesting and great question, and I know I don't have that much time to answer it. Our reserve is on the southern tip of James Bay, and recent development really just came in 2005. Our systems to have the capacity to deal with the influx of development are really evol

Environment committee  If you're talking about the map in front of us, that's the Moose Cree First Nation homeland, and that's one nation.

Environment committee  That's one nation. That's the Moose Cree people. That's our area. When you talk about development or any areas like that, right now it's the responsibility of the chief and council, basically, and we have processes that we're continuously developing that recognize the uses, the

Environment committee  Very quickly, I think it's the legislation. It's a fundamental problem, obviously, that Ontario's legislation is designed to continuously stake and continuously erode. That's my answer. Sorry, but I had to say that.

Environment committee  Yes, I think it's a concept that's not new to us, that we conserve, because we've always had that in our systems and in our culture, and in the way we've used the land. The occupancy and historical use has always been done with a conservation approach. We've always made sure that

Environment committee  I'd like to hear him.

Environment committee  Yes, please.

Environment committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for this opportunity to share with the committee our perspective on protected areas and conservation objectives. At this time, I would like to acknowledge the traditional territory of the Algonquin people. It is an honour to be here before you today as