Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  On reviewing what was proposed through the amendment, which is, “Whereas the ribbon skirt, while not a symbol common to all Indigenous cultures in Canada, is important to many of them”, with Chris's and Lana's blessings, I would say no to the amendment.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I know that not all first nations or Métis or Inuit do use the ribbon skirt the way we use it in our community. Within our community, we just wanted to ensure that the people, the schools, our government, our regional authorities and the Good Spirit School Division that we use th

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, it's acceptable to me. I talked to Mary Jane here and she wanted to make a recommendation.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Cathay. I remember when you and your husband came to our community and I took you around and showed you some places, our village, our school and our band administration office. It was really great to have you and your husband in our community. This gives us an oppor

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good morning. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to acknowledge that we are on unceded territory of the Algonquin. My name is George Cote. I am the chief of Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan. It's an Ojibwa tribe with a community of about 4,400. I'd like to thank Mary Jane McCall