There are also targets that the Government of Canada has publicly stated about the percentage of RFP responses that are indigenous. We would love to have more of a distinctions-based consideration for those government ambitions as well so that there is Inuit, first nations, Métis, or even a geographic consideration such that, if there are opportunities in Inuit Nunangat, Inuit are the indigenous peoples who benefit from these these programs.
Our land claims, again, and all of the economic development business that flows through the provisions in our land claims are also essential for the Government of Canada and any other business partners to understand and to utilize when we're moving forward with opportunities within our homeland as well. Our modern treaties are set up in a way that the.... We went from having aboriginal title to 100% of our lands to a thoughtful exchange of that aboriginal title to fee simple title and then benefits within the larger settlement area. The considerations for economic development and for business are already baked into the idea of how we made a deal with this country.
Now we're in a moment where we can realize some of that. Some of the economic development opportunities that were never possible in the 1980s or 1990s are suddenly at our doorstep. We need to now recognize that we've already done our homework and, for the Inuit context, ensure that the economic development and business aspects are upheld and embraced.
The last part is that the complexity of the relationship between not only the federal government but also provinces, territories and the different first nations, Inuit and Métis who live and have rights within these jurisdictions should be first in the minds of those who are wishing to do business with us. You're not going to go to a southern Alberta band and ask them to do a joint venture on a project in north Baffin in Nunavut. There are a lot of people who really don't know that complexity, who just see indigenous, check a box, and you're done. We need to ensure that there is thoughtfulness and also accountability in all aspects of the work we do with one another.