Our Nationhood

The film is about the people of Listuguj fighting to get the right to use and profit from their natural resources.
 The time period is August 1998 to the year 2001.
It was sharing the story of  of determniation of the people of Listuguj to make a livelihood just as their non-native counterparts  are.
 Yes I had heard about it before.
Just that there was a fight going on with the Mikmaq of Listuguj against the Gov't and that people from our reserves in N.S. were going up to stand beside them, as it should be.
The main characters were Gary and Allison Metallic, and the Gov't officials.
I felt like: here we go again. Same old shit,different day. It gets so frustrating that everytime we try to help ourselves the Gov't is there trying to discourage it. They want to keep us dependent on them. 
After watching the video I felt proud of how well the people of Listuguj carried themselves and stood up for themselves. I can't help thinking something more happened that we didn't get to see. It seemed like they did an "about face." Even the comments after the meeting didn't match up, the journalists noticed it too. Then the lady in the yellow jacket obviously wasn't happy  and asked what was different with the agreement, because they sure weren't happy about it the first time, and this time it only included a few more thousand cubic feet.
I think they backed down rather hastily. I know they said the logging season was half over but in my mind that was an excuse.I can't help feeling there was something else going on.I totally get the idea of conquering the mountain a bit at a time, but something don't seem right to me. The one main thing I liked and would like to see more of is the Tribal government. I liked that the community was involved in the vote, and not just the Chief and Council. Its been my experience , and I'm sure many would agree that our Chief and Council don't always act in our best interest.
Would I recommend it? Definitely. We need to share as much information about our rights and the mistreatment we experience by the Gov't as we possibly can. Knowledge is power.