Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Daniels does answer that question. It answers the question, similar to the Eskimos reference, that Métis are included in the term Indians in section 91.24 of the Constitution Act, 1867. They say, “Look at the way the term Indian...” There's no such thing as an Indian in this country.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think that the discussion has begun.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think through the consultations in and around treaty land entitlements within Manitoba, clearly the Métis need to be consulted the same way as other indigenous groups. There's not a hierarchy of rights in section 35, and those discussions have begun. I also think that land in relation to the Métis and how that ultimately plays out....

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It has not advanced far. What we're hoping to have in the next period of time for the Manitoba Métis is a co-developed cabinet mandate to go forward to make progress on these things. From the Métis perspective, you have the inverse of what you've probably been hearing from first nations.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think one issue is going to be how we actually reimagine or not get stuck in the current very narrow boxes we have vis-à-vis self-government, about what we think self-government is. I think the bigger challenge for the Métis is understanding that they want to build. They have a citizenship-based government that isn't necessarily tied to specific pieces of land, but that jurisdiction exists for its citizens throughout the province of Manitoba.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good morning. Thank you. My name is Jason Madden. I'm a Métis lawyer, a citizen of the Métis Nation, and legal counsel for the Manitoba Metis Federation in their land claim and self-government negotiations. I'm going to start with a little bit of history, because I think that part of reconciliation is telling truths about our history.