The state of Canada needs to address the issues with the chiefs of the treaty nations. I'm only speaking for the treaty nations—that includes treaties one to 11—that have entered into treaty with the imperial crown. That's how Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, part of B.C., and Ontario are now part of Canada. Canada needs to address these issues with the treaty chiefs and not just through the departments, because our chiefs represent the peoples who are the rights holders, and that process has always been left out.
