One example that I can give you quite specifically is here in Alberta. The Ermineskin Cree Nation wanted to open a coal mine. They didn't want to use coal as an energy source but to convert this coal to steel and help in steel production. This project was rejected. I believe it was due to lack of support from the public.
In instances like this, they went through the regulatory process, they went through the environmental assessment and they went through community, working with the operators to come to a consensus. A lot of times this work takes years, if not decades. To undermine this community and their decision puts a lot more mistrust in the government than it does trust.
This is where autonomy comes into play. If we can give indigenous communities a little bit more decision-making in what they want to do, this would bring not only prosperity to first nations; it would bring different ideas on how we can address things like climate change.