There's a great deal of fear in indigenous communities right across the country in terms of working with crown governments because of the historical relationship. That fear is stunting any kind of ambition that indigenous communities may have in managing their lands using federal or provincial legislation.
Recognition of the nation-to-nation relationship based on Supreme Court decisions and just based on human decency—whatever you want to call it—I think will go a long way in creating a relationship that will identify values.
For example, even within Thaidene Nene, in terms of how we're moving ahead on lands and resources discussions, there are overlapping claims there. But through discussion and collaboration, Canada, the Government of Northwest Territories, the Akaitcho and Lutsel K'e first nations, along with the NWT Métis Nation, feel that the area in question is significant and is important enough that we could put that in the forefront and work towards the protection of that area, putting the jurisdictional arguments and positions aside to achieve the protection of Thaidene Nene through the National Parks Act, and eventually, the NWT Territorial Parks Act.