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Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Well, it was in 2013 that we submitted that document. Should we expect a response? This government has been in office now for a couple of years. They should have had time to look at the information and to engage us if there was an interest, a serious interest, in what's going o

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The provinces wanted it, too, for consultation purposes on this suite of legislation. They asked for something; we gave it, and then we didn't hear anything anymore.

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and members. We do have a full document that has been translated and given to the committee.

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As you mentioned, we did submit what we call an assertion of rights. It was basically a summary of our evidence that we've gathered over the years. That was at the request of the federal and the provincial governments based on what was happening with the Pikwàkanagàn, or the so-c

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think it has to start, as I said earlier, from respect and recognition of our title and our rights. It can be a joint recognition of federal title and Algonquin title. I think we can have agreements in areas that really affect first nations—the environment, for example. Have ou

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's a difficult question because there was always the court option for those people after. For the Algonquin people, we can have our criteria for establishing membership, but in the end it can be challenged by individuals and end up in court. It always seems that's where we end

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I have had discussions with Chief Kirby. I don't deal with the other nine so-called “Algonquins”. I don't recognize them as Algonquins, because they are not.

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It might be a good investment if you invest in 7,000 of those AncestryDNA kits for the Algonquins of Ontario. I don't know how many would be left, but I think that the communities have to have a say. The whole Algonquin Nation, I think, should be the ones to decide who's an Algon

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As I stated, the requirement to extinguish title at the end is a non-starter for the Algonquins. Any claim should be based on facts, not just people drawing lines on a map with a crayon. We have been doing research for the past 20 years or so, through contributions, not loan fund

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and committee members. This is a very important issue, especially for the Algonquin Nation. It's an issue that we have been dealing with for at least 20 or 25 years, trying to get changes to the comprehensive claims policy. We have made different attempts

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In contrast, I'm going to speak a bit about the comprehensive claims. Since I don't have too much time, I want to refer you to a legal review that was done by Mark Stevenson and Albert Peeling in 2002. The report identified the following areas where the comprehensive claims fell

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We have one presentation. Chief McKenzie and I are going to split it.

October 26th, 2017Committee meeting

Chief Harry St. Denis