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Wednesday's CrossTalk: Who gets to say who's Indigenous?

Tens of thousands of people who wanted to belong to the Qalipu First Nation have been ruled out.
A metal sign with a logo featuring a Q and the silhouette of a caribou and the words Qalipu First Nation.
Out of the 104,000 who applied, 18,044 applicants are eligible for the Qalipu First Nation Band. (Colleen Connors/CBC)

People in this province are finding out this week if they're now part of Qalipu First Nation Band.

Thousands who were in the band are out.Tens of thousands were denied.

The band and the Government of Canada came up with the criteria in order to qualify.

On Wednesday's CrossTalk, the question is this: who should get to decide who is "Indigenous?"

Call 709-722-7111 in the St. John's area, or toll-free 1-800-563-8255.

Noon-1pm,11:30am in Labrador.

Listen live online here.