Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would say greater flexibility in policy is needed, as well as devolution to indigenous-owned institutions.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. As I've mentioned, our work with FNFA and expanding the definition of own-source revenues has made us privy to a lot of information. We have worked with the 13 bands, for example, in Nova Scotia here, in accessing FNFA financing through other deals like Arctic surf cl

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think our 35-year history has proven that access to capital is one of the levers to provide our participation in the economy, especially when we're talking about revenue sources to potentially run our own governments. Our reliance right now on own-source revenues to fill those

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As I mentioned, we have three separate institutions within Ulnooweg, and each has a different approach to this. As an organization with over 65 staff, we have a very youthful population internally, with probably 55% to 60% under 35. As part of this, our onboarding process involve

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Mi'kmaq and provided the following text:] Wela’lioq iknmuioq kis luwistun. E’m kiskuk teluisik Sipekne’katik District. Wutan Millbrook First Nation, Mi’kma’ki. [Witness provided the following translation:] Thank you for allowing me to speak. Today, I am in t