Good governance is a very hard issue to tackle overnight. We've made a lot of gains with many women's groups. In the region we work well with some of the provincial departments, so it's easier to make those kinds of gains in people who are open. With good governance we have to deal with our own people who have become colonized in their way of thinking and have a big resistance to aboriginal women becoming chiefs or being part of the decision-making process. That's why I think the macro solution is definitely ideal for us, but not the smaller steps where we have an open door already to enter.
On May 10th, 2007. See this statement in context.