First Nations and Environmental Struggles

The problems that the First Nation peoples in Canada have been having regarding environmental struggles has been an ongoing issue for years. Why? It is taking too long to come to agreements and it seems that the government just keeps putting this issue aside and making slight changes to keep them quiet for a year. But what they need to do is stop interfering with the First Nation lands and allow them to live the life that they have chose. All inequalities need to be put aside as we are supposed to be living in an accepting multicultural country.
I found it interesting last year when I had to do an assignment on the Temagami area that dealt with the ownership of land and logging territories. The purpose of the assignment was to map out a new Provincial Park that still allowed for logging companies to harvest certain trees outside of the park boundaries. There are many restrictions for the logging companies regarding the types and age of trees as well as their distance to roads, lakes and rivers. The best area for harvesting trees is in the north and unfortunately that is where the majority of First Nations live. This assignment taught me a great deal about the issues with logging and made me realize how difficult it is to accommodate everyone. It is unfortunate that a better agreement can not come between First Nation people and logging companies.