Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Definitely. Again, all it takes is dialogue, and we're prepared to do that. We don't want to be put in the position of the 1982 fiasco of the Canada Act, for which I would have liked, even at that time, to see principles and to have the opportunity to work on those principles in

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In terms of any summation, it should be an independent tribunal that is not obligated to the federal government for setting it up. If it is, then our ways have to be incorporated so that when we look at it, we know that at least we have some recourse once it has decided how it's

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I need the assistance of Lorie. We had given a presentation in, I think, Vancouver.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  From there, what was recommended out of those sessions was to try to have it in an environmentally friendly area, i.e., where it's occurring, on the reservation. So a forum was structured to be held in our community for our presentation, and it was to involve oral presentations b

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think we recommended that you people take training in indigenous knowledge, our interpretation of the land and all that it gives to us, and the loss that we have gone through. For anybody involved with the indigenous file, it should be mandatory that they have a true understand

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In terms of policy, yes, it is problematic. As far as I'm concerned, the transparency act, for example, is totally illegal and demeaning. We're all subject to blanket policy, and for a nation, I, for one, am opposed to that. In terms of finances, we just had a meeting with our a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In the treaty land entitlement process, first of all, the Province of Manitoba didn't want to settle so we took up their challenge. They didn't want to give us our shortfall, so we took the challenge and went to the people of Manitoba. We went to every forum, all the cities, like

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  When it comes to third party interests, you guys have an issue with it. You're the ones who saw fit to include it in whatever processes you're making in terms of treaty land entitlement.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I want to throw Quebec back to you. If you can do what you are doing for Quebec...we even precede Quebec.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Certainly those kinds of avenues can be explored, but the treaties do not make a nation. We signed as a nation. We had our own laws and everything. Canada has continually undermined it. I guess what we're saying is that part of the process, which we've made part of our solution

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  While there are still third party occupants and outstanding specific claims to conclude for our first nation, we'd like to offer some solutions. The claims tribunal should be completely independent. It is not a fair process when Canada's reviewing, researching, and judging itself

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much, and welcome to Treaty 1 territory. I would have preferred the forum to be held on the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation or even Sandy Bay First Nation. However, I was one of the signatories to the Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement in 1997, and I was also fi

Government Operations committee  I think of the number that was mentioned probably 60% to 70% is not out of the question.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  That would be an asset, however as mentioned earlier, we are trying to take things on, but if they have access to another source it only benefits them.