Senator Arnot: My answer to that is that the Whitecap Dakota First Nation will have control over their membership. They will make the determination themselves and not be constrained by any of the rules under the Indian Act. It is up to them. They will have self-determination in their self-government agreement. That is my interpretation of what this means.

Hon. Michèle Audette: Under the Indian Act, women who marry non-Indians were expelled. I understand that, according to the document, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms will apply, but can you tell us whether Indigenous women of this nation, who are not recognized in Bills C-31, C-3 and S-3, have been reinstated, or not at all?

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