“An elder told me you are nothing without your people and I believe that firmly,” he said.
Darren Deschambeault on why he would like to bring back the delegate system.
Another key issue for Deschambeault has to do with protecting Métis rights. He said there’s been a lot o talk about hunting and fishing rights, but added land claims are also an important piece of the equation.
“If we are going to be governing ourselves, we have to make sure we have a land base,” he said, adding a land base must include infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and government buildings.