Spoke with somebody that dealt with FN Issues for many many years.
The BIG ISSUE was the "Lawyers".

Many many times, there were deals on the table, and all seemed well, AND THEN, on the 11th hour, the FN LAWYERS would
cancel the agreement/deal.

WHY??????

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Just keep billing more hours, it was a "cash cow" for the lawyers.
And, to be "a little fair" to government, these "broken deals" add up.
(Why do you think ICBC just made big changes.????? Simple, to reduce lawyer costs as that was the biggest issue and
ballooning costs)
So, i suppose they end up "not fighting" for us, and like some state, that it pretty much looks like the government is not here
to support the non FN into fair agreements.

The big problem is to figure out a way to "CAP" lawyers costs on issues (if that is even possible).
That for every deal on the table, there will only be so much money the government (US!) will pay for their lawyer costs.
The rest comes out of THEIR POCKETS.

Then, you spin it the other way and tie "them up in lawyers costs"!!
Until it gets to expensive for "them to cover their own lawyers cost"

Then we can have some proper resolutions again.
Right now, its the lawyers that are laughing their asses off to the bank.
And they dont care what they destroy in their path.

Ian Waddel was a lawyer, who was an NDP party member in the house that help start some of this BS in BC.
And you know what, he many times said at private parties that he ended up "losing out".
That in the end, his lawyers comrades that he knew walked away with tons of cash.
"His buddies" made all the money.
And we are all left with the damage now and in the future.

All because we never figured out a way to cap lawyers costs/billing on any of these issues along the way.
It wasn't the FN (i believe) that walked away at the 11th hour......it was the lawyers.