Minister of State Joseph Harmon on Thursday said the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on lands will not be dealing with Indigenous and ancestral land issues together, but as two separate issues.
Harmon was asked at the post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday to address criticisms by the National Toshaos Council (NTC), which has asked that government revoke the appointment of the CoI.
“The Toshaos’ statement is a matter of concern; we believe that all citizens have a right to have their issues addressed at whatever level it needs to be addressed…the president, having listened to the concerns by residents across the country regarding land—citizens in the hinterland, the communities in relation to ancestral lands—thought
