Canadian Heritage committee  There is a jurisdictional piece, sovereignty and jurisdiction. Yes, the feds are responsible for certain things. The provinces are responsible for certain things. Some of it is shared. First nations jurisdiction has to be re-established or re-recognized as well. For example, citizenship or membership in Little Black Bear, is our jurisdiction.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, right from K to 12. The provincial systems have to be overhauled, everyone right across Canada. I know that's not the jurisdiction here, but that should be supported in every province and territory. The United Nations' CERD committee, the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination, had Canada under review.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm going fast.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's it, then.

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for that. What I'll do is leave what I have. I have the written one, and I always acknowledge my staff for doing great speeches, which I never read. Well, parts of them I do. We can leave this because there are recommendations in there. I'll also leave with you a letter that I wrote to all the premiers on what to do.

Canadian Heritage committee  There's an 11-point action plan here. I'll leave this as well and submit it as evidence.

Canadian Heritage committee  One of those 11 points is to change your curriculum.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's in there.

Canadian Heritage committee  Okay.

Canadian Heritage committee  They're not concepts. They're doctrines, and there are two.

Canadian Heritage committee  You have the doctrine of discovery and the doctrine of terra nullius.

Canadian Heritage committee  Here in Canada, as indigenous peoples, we view them—and so do a lot of other countries—as illegal racist doctrines. That's why there are these terms people are starting to use now—“assumed crown sovereignty” or “assumed crown jurisdiction”. Let's take subsection 91(24) of the British North America Act where the federal government is responsible for Indians and Indian lands.

Canadian Heritage committee  Sure. I think education and awareness leads to understanding and leads to action. The education school systems across Canada.... I know this is a federal one, but lobby the provincial premiers and everyone across Canada to change the school curricula to teach about inherent rights, treaty rights, aboriginal rights, to teach about the residential schools and the history and the impact of residential schools, and the Indian Act.

Canadian Heritage committee  I had four or five points. We have to overhaul the justice system, and work towards restorative justice systems instead of punitive justice systems. What does that look like? There are many facets that have to be looked at. There are two pieces of legislation we want to get done.