Our people have waited for this a long time.

The importance to the tribes is it is really for compiling our history that is scattered all over this land and centralizing it in a place, not only for the tribal membership, but also for educating the public about who we are as a people.

That is the theme, and the thread that will permeate itself through realizing this dream.

Defensively, we all stressed it -- we weren't going to sit back in a zone this time and give them the 3s.

I'm really happy, but nervous at the same time,

We've been too busy to be involved in any meaningful settlement negotiations, so there's nothing ongoing at this time.