Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for the questions. Justice is a big word, right? It has a lot of different dynamics to it. I think a step in the right direction toward getting justice is reconciliation. I think that's the path that Prime Minister Trudeau has set the current minister on. My understand

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Indeed, there is a bit of complexity there, but we can figure out how to coexist with one another within the fishbowl.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We've done so. Here in the North Slave region, the North Slave Métis people have coexisted with our first nation counterparts for over 200 years. We've figured out how to do that. When it comes to land claims, there are two parts to them. There's fee simple land that the crown

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm giving up the red light, Christopher.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for that question. I'm no land claims expert, by any means, right? Of course, my experience is pretty much in the Northwest Territories, but I do know that there's a lot of overlap going on in British Columbia. That's a good example of where there are multiple aborigina

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for that question. There's a very simple solution to that issue, and it's something that I've requested in the past. The government—INAC—needs to provide aboriginal organizations such as the North Slave Métis Alliance with the funding to undertake the creation of member

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chairman, and thank you very much, Mike. I appreciate that. Indeed, what I'm recommending in order to get the North Slave Métis Alliance to the land claim table is that, first of all, there has to be a recognition by the crown that the North Slave Métis people

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay. Let's go there. Given that's all in place, then we would say that it's time for the crown to look at providing a new form of land claim negotiations that's more flexible than the one they've been using. The outdated model is too inflexible. They look for hermetically sealed

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In the comprehensive claims policy? Well, I'm just talking about a more flexible one. Perhaps I should get my legal counsel in here. He can explain it better than I'm explaining it. I'll let Chris flesh it out for you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. As you've heard, my name is Bill Enge. I'm the president of the North Slave Métis Alliance. I have been the president of the North Slave Métis Alliance for 14 consecutive years now. Since I am in the political business, I thought I'd let you know it's b

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Indeed I had one of my legal representatives and members of my environment staff participate in the presentation by Mr. Pollard. We have a number of questions that came from that. Again, the kinds of assurances that I've heard back in terms of feedback from my staff do not lead m

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Bevington, Dennis if I may, since we have been acquainted with each other for a number of years. The changes to the act are going to cause to be brought into effect a super-board, as it's being known. This super-board calls for guaranteed representation by three o

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good afternoon, panel members. My name is Bill Enge, and I am the president of the North Slave Métis Alliance. I have been president since 2004. With me is my legal counsel, Christopher Devlin, who is assisting me with any questions you may have res

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you.