Part of self-government is creating some sort of identity. Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę is where the oil is at and the people of it. This creates an identity and preserves what the citizens have tried to call themselves as such. Having this agreement not only affirms what they have been calling themselves since time immemorial but, in the current context, also reaffirms their identity. We all, as citizens of Canada, recognize indigenous identity. This bill would reaffirm who they are in the context of the indigenous identity.
