The five young leaders are also expected to meet with senators who are examining the federal government’s responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples.
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She suggested that at 10 a.m., people could take a moment of silence “for the children who have been found, or for lost individuals.” After their testimony to the Senate’s Indigenous Peoples committee, the young leaders were expected to meet with senators who are examining the federal government’s responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis people.