Veterans Affairs committee  I don't think there's a difference. I think the problem for first nations veterans, wherever they might be, is knowing where to go. There's an office in Saskatoon, and that should be where they are going, but at the same time, the office doesn't know where the veterans are. That'

Veterans Affairs committee  There could be a number of things. We're working on things in Saskatchewan to be more visible as first nations veterans. We get involved in parades. We have a float in the Saskatoon parade. We have a float in the Fort Qu'Appelle parade. That's being more visible to the next level

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, I think that's a good idea. You're doing a good job. The biggest problem—and it's always a problem—is finances. Also, on the way in which we contact Veterans Affairs, our proposal is to try to get a separate unit within Veterans Affairs that deals with aboriginal veterans.

Veterans Affairs committee  I guess, you know, we've discussed this over and over and over again. One of the things that we want to do is—and we almost got it started—to start up a hospital, a service provided to the young people who are coming out of service, out of the armed services. That's one of the th

Veterans Affairs committee  We don't have the exact number. We're probably looking at 125 or 150.

Veterans Affairs committee  They're mostly from peacekeeping duties. We have three veterans of World War II, in their eighties.

Veterans Affairs committee  It was 1967.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think there are a lot of things that can happen, but the problem is where the veterans need to go for assistance. Where do they go now to apply for assistance? That seems to be the problem right now. Veterans Affairs reopened a couple of offices in Saskatchewan, I think, and w

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. Our veterans are all over Saskatchewan and there are branches of the Legion across the province as well. Some of them will go to the Legion, but in the Legions a lot of the people are civilians and they don't fully understand a veteran. He is a veteran, he is a veteran—that'

Veterans Affairs committee  I believe the challenge is still there. It also depends on how old the veteran is when they leave the armed forces. The older you are, the more experienced you are, and the more mature you are. You can assist your people, your first nation, in that manner, because they look at

Veterans Affairs committee  It's my Cree. A process was put in place whereby each first nations veteran was given a sum of $20,000 in compensation. First nations veterans were given land parcels already allocated within the already identified reserve status land communal property, which they could not clai

Veterans Affairs committee  I can start. To start off, I just want to say that you mentioned all my credentials there, but you missed that I was a black star ninja.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you very much for this opportunity to be here today. I greatly appreciate it. We do have a lot of stories to tell. We have many things to say. I also want to say that our stories are not noble sometimes. Our stories are filled with hardship sometimes. As I travel around and