Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Absolutely. There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever. Métis have the right to self-government, the rights to the land. They require a land base in order to operate as a government. At the time of treaty, the Crown was trying to keep them from this. They prevented, as you heard Mr.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I believe that, when we're looking at what's happened with colonization throughout our history, we've seen a real breakdown in those relationship. We've come to compete with one another within first nations communities, between Métis and first nations, and between Mét

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Good afternoon. I come from Star Blanket Cree Nation in southern Saskatchewan. I've served first nations organizations as a first nations public servant. I've worked at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and, for the past several years, as a sessional in