Recently, I have been noticing so much news regarding First Nations and interaction with resource developers. This kind of thing has been going on for more than a hundred years, but things have changed in the past few decades. As Native people we never had much to do with all the development that has taken place on our traditional lands. Then due to court decisions and the lobbying of Native political bodies and organizations across Canada, the playing field got a whole lot more level. The result of this new way of thinking and a policy of inclusion for Native people when it comes to development on First Nation territories means that a lot of formerly disenfranchised original people of this land are now coming into their own. We are reaping the rewards of many mining, hydro, forestry and other projects that have provided for employment, training and financial opportunities that we never had before. For the most part things seem to be going very well with negotiations between First Nations, resource developers and governments leading to positive ventures while environmental and conservation concerns are also being addressed. However, there are some problems with developers and governments that want to rush the move into pristine Native traditional lands without the proper consultation or respect. When it comes to the development of some of the very last pristine wilderness areas in Canada, we Native people are all that stand in the way of business as usual and the movement of industry