I agree with Paul Racher however it's not a simple task ahead.  The Canadian government may have gotten the land cheap and not fulfilled its agreed payment but at the same time if the land hadn't been taken over it would be worth only a fraction of what it is now.  Without the change in land usage, Canada would have remained in value like many African or South American countries and we would most likely be being exploited by US, Russia & China.  How do we reconcile two very opposite understandings of land ownership?  I would like nothing more than to find a compromise that fits both First Nations needs and those of other Canadians but I don't see that happening right now. Breaking Canada back into dozens of individual self governing nations doesn't seem to be a viable way forward since we lose the strength of being one united large country. Plus many people are currently saying no because they want finality not ongoing payments and recriminations forever.