For us, it's not about policy or processes: It's about the political will to do it. Wolf Lake has been recognized by Canada for years.
In our history, we're told that Chief Petrimont came and petitioned for a reserve in the 1880s. Since then, we've gone through all of these processes. We've had early petitions to the Crown. We'd been recognized, when bands started being recognized in 1951 on formal lists. In the 1980s, we were really close, through an ATR process led by Chief Miness. Unfortunately, Canada unilaterally pulled the plug on that process. Then, fast-forward to the 1990s, when we submitted different claims, the Indian claims commission came into being. The process was rejected. Eventually, the specific claims process came into being, and that's where we stand today.
Canada has made all of these processes and decisions, and Canada can make these decisions to resolve this, to solve this land issue for the people of Wolf Lake.