We have two reserves in the Northwest Territories, but they don't get funding from the federal government. There's a budget of—I did the research—about $18 billion earmarked for indigenous programming. It's not working for us. There needs to be a new mechanism in place.
Chief Roberta Joseph, regarding your point on treaty loan forgiveness, this is something that's been included in the discussions under the recognition and implementation of rights framework. It's something that I think is really exciting for most of the indigenous governments in my riding. They're seeing a change, moving away from the comprehensive claim policy to a new structure that will be based and focused on what indigenous governments need to operate, rather than a policy drafted by a government in Ottawa.
Could you talk a little about that? If it's something you support, do you think it's a good move?