Hey, you still don't get the point I'm making
the idea of a consumer supported economy up there doesn't work nearly as well; you have to make SO much more money just to cover your basic costs because they are many times higher than they are in nice temperate climes like we've got down here.
Oh, yeah... Hydro Quebec actually does share money from James Bay... just not enough, according to the Cree. Couldn't tell you about Mackenzie River Delta oil, though... prolly a back room deal from the Bad Old Days.
Fortunately, over the course of the last twenty years it's become pretty clear that the Bad Old Days are over; witness the very large chunk of ownership of diamond mining local tribes are getting up there. The big growth industry right now is diamond cutting; the Innu want to do the cutting because that's the step with the most value-add. The good part? They have enough ownership clout to make it happen once they get enough guys schooled in how it's done.
