Absolutely fundamental to the whole process is the settlement of the land claims. That was the key that unlocked the Mackenzie Valley and turned the aboriginal groups around from absolute opposition back in the 1970s to being partners in the project today. It really introduced the aboriginal communities to the wage economy and to the importance of economic development.
Today in the north, the aboriginal youth have access to satellite television, digital cell phones, and things like that. They see how the rest of the world lives. They don't want to go out and chop wood to keep warm; they want to turn up the thermostat. Living off the land is moving away from being the prime mover in the north.
Of course, the land is still very important to aboriginal people, and it becomes very important for recreation, but the mainstream there is now more wage oriented. They have to have dollars to fill up their ATVs, snowmobiles, and so on. We've moved a long way since the 1970s.