When the government or an official brings numbers and funding, it brings a pressure to communities that are affected by the colonial system. Many generations are born under that culture, so they're not aware of or didn't live the former governance of their own nation.
If we play with words on how we bring concerns.... In my world, it's all about how we bring a message and how we speak to people. If we scare people, people will stay scared and will say they don't want it, but if we speak the truth and say, “We imposed that on you, and we will correct that with you”, and make sure that, as the councillor and the grand chief mentioned, we build with them—not tell them how—and support them, I believe nobody will be scared.