Moving forward on the path to self-determination

Work is underway to address the controversial membership criteria within the Indian Act, often known as the Second-Generation Cut-Off.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse speaks in Ottawa on Dec. 7, 2023. Consensus is always difficult when it comes to defining status, but perhaps we can start with the premise of recognizing that our First Nations chiefs and councils should be a part of the process, writes Jaime Battiste.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LIBERAL MP JAIME BATTISTE

June 19, 2024

Indigenous identity can be a controversial subject, and there is not one way wherein Indigeneity is determined across the globe. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for the more than 50 distinct Indigenous nations across Canada, or the more than 600 First Nations communi...

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