Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I agree totally with Chief Leween that good communication and collaboration amongst everybody is really essential.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay, I just want to clarify. When it comes to voting, not all our members vote.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Not all of them, though.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Not all of them, no. If we want to make a change within my province, we have to get our people out to vote, but in regard to--

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's just their way of thinking. They feel that they don't need to be governed. Back in the day, we were never governed by non-native--

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It is. We have people over my way who are still old school, who are still “back in the day”. In regard to your question, I would think that everything should be talked to...in regard to first nations because you said we were here; we were the first people. Anything--

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Right, but anything that is coming across, be it a pipeline, be it marijuana, affects first nations people, right?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would say, talk to us first. The Mi'kmaq have been an afterthought in any major projects that have been done within New Brunswick. We're not here to hinder any work at all. We're here to work together with everybody. Maybe if they would come and talk to the Mi'kmaq people and

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Speaking as one chief, I would think that would be a great idea, to add operational practices, because there have been quite a few injustices done to our people. So that would work.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Chief Ross.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay, so with the three—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I was going to sum them up together because they could be very clear together. I'll do Sisson mine, Sisson Brook, as well as energy east. When it comes to any projects within New Brunswick, the New Brunswickers divide themselves up, specifically the government. They still go by

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  To me, personally, all it is is just about coming and talking to the people. Get out and talk to the people. I know right now within New Brunswick, I don't have the ability to go and talk to the premier, to talk to the MPs and the MLAs. We don't have that, because they don't reco

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll let Derek answer that question.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. My name is Chief Rebecca Knockwood and I am the Chief of Fort Folly First Nation, and the Co-Chair of Mi'gmawe'I Tplu'taqnn, MTI, representing the Mi'kmaq residing in the province of New Brunswick. Beside me, I have Derek Simon, Legal Counsel for MTI. I