We’ll just have to wait for that appeal decision to go through the process and see what comes out of it. I will leave it up to the good judges to decide on that on there. I’m not going to get too far on that one here. Certainly I know that we’ve been very fortunate with the Metis health benefits. I know when my mother was alive she was certainly happy to have these health benefits because it really helped her out a lot there. Of course, with the Sahtu Dene and Metis land claims we have hunting rights. I come from the same people. My grandfather was a true-blooded Dene and those are the rights that he gave to me through my bloodline. I want to say that I’m still using them to the fullest and I thank my grandparents for that. Also, the Sahtu Dene and Metis is the first comprehensive land claim in Canada that gives rights to a Metis Nation. No other has been given that type of rights. They are a nation of people and, certainly, I continue to advocate for them. If there’s a story to be told, maybe one day we’ll sit down and listen to how Metis people grew up in the North and how we were looked upon by this very federal government of the day. Things are changing so I did want to say that we’ve come a long way and we’ll continue moving. Those are comments. The Premier really doesn’t have to make any comments. I just wanted to make known a little bit of what I want to really express. I’ll need a day and a half to do that. This time I just don’t have that time.
Norman Yakeleya on Consideration in Committee of the Whole on Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 7th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole on Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
March 6th, 2013
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