"The only fair thing to do..."??

Talk to the activists at the Squamish reserve.  In the late 1990s, Mazie Baker and others led the charge against their (non traditional) chiefs and council, in spite of the fact that the council members had (secretly) signed off with Ottawa for band self-determination. In essence, that meant doing away with the Indian Act.  Good, eh?  Mazie and others were stunned to learn that they daren't budge from the Indian Act--as bad as it was in many ways, it was the only thing that held the chiefs and councils in check.  No wonder these guys were eager to sign off on self-determination--it would have given the unfettered power.  Read More in the book, The Amazing Mazie Baker.

"Let the voting people decide"??  Sounds good, kai2.0.  Federal government's happy with a 60% voter turnout.  Many reserve peoples would be ecstatic with a 30% turnout.  Unhappy, frightened, disillusioned, impoverished peoples don't line up to vote.