Tyrone Sock, Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick, testifies before the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples on September 26, 2022.

Jama Maxie, from White Bear First Nation in Saskatchewan, testifies before the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples on September 26, 2022.

Participants of the Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders program stand with the members of the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples in a committee room.

From left, Gérald Lafrenière, Interim Clerk of the Senate; Senator Nancy Hartling, Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, Tyrone Sock, Inuk Elder Ruth Kadlutsiak, Senator Kim Pate, Senator Brian Francis, Jama Maxie, Elder Simon Brascoupé of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, Métis knowledge keeper Marie-Louise Perronand Gabrielle Fayant pose in the Senate foyer following an opening ceremony for the Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders event on September 26, 2022.

Senator and Speaker pro tempore, Pierrette Ringuette, speaks with Voices of Youth Indigneous Leaders 2022 participants Tyrone Soock, Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, Gabrielle Fayant, and Jama Maxie. Also pictured is Gérald Lafrenière, Interim Clerk of the Senate.

Tyrone Sock hugs Senator Kim Pate during the Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders event at the Senate of Canada Building. Also pictured are participant Jama Maxie, Senator Brian Francis, chair of the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples, left, and Senator Nancy J. Hartling.

Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, a Dene woman from the Fort Nelson and Prophet River First Nations in British Columbia, testifies before the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples on September 26, 2022.

Dr. Meghan Beals, a family medicine resident from Glooscap First Nation in Nova Scotia, testifies virtually before the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples on September 26, 2022.

Gabrielle Fayant, of Fishing Lake Métis Settlement in Alberta, testifies before the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples on September 26, 2022.