I'm nervous about providing a formal answer, because NOMA's position has always been that we do not speak for the first nations. They speak for themselves. They're very competent in doing so.
That being said, we need to recognize that the greater the ability of any of the indigenous communities to make decisions for themselves, the stronger those communities are.
We certainly see them as partners on an ongoing basis. In fact, we joke that they have more clout than we do when it comes to the federal and provincial governments. We want to work with them because it's in all of our interests to see them do well.
The more knowledge they have and the more resources they have access to, the better we all will be.