What do you hope will come out of the Crown-First Nations meeting?

About 700 delegates, including more than 400 chiefs from across Canada, will meet in Ottawa Tuesday for a summit to discuss the relationship between the Crown and First Nations.

Chief Isadore Day Wiindawtegowinini of the Serpent River First Nations holds up a wampum belt that he'll carry during Tuesday's ceremony for the Crown-First Nations gathering in Ottawa. The belt symbolizes the historic relationship between the Crown and First Nations. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)While the agenda for the meeting covers a vast array of issues, Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo says there are some key issues to address.

Atleo called for a "bold agenda" in areas like education and economic development.

"This is really about the future potential of our people, especially our young people - and indeed, the future of Canada," said Atleo.

"We have a burgeoning group of entrepreneurs. We have more post-secondary graduates than we've ever had in our history. But we are at risk, though, of losing a generation ... if we don't move in an urgent fashion now," Atleo said.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the gathering Tuesday, and is expected to attend much of the morning meeting before leaving for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Harper also met with a group of 33 chiefs on Monday.

What do you hope will come out of the Crown-First Nations meeting? What is the most important issue on the agenda? Let us know what you think.




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