Self-Governments Don't Receive Money From Bigger Governments

At least they shouldn't:

The federal Liberal government signed self-government agreements with the Métis Nation of Ontario, Métis Nation of Alberta and Métis Nation-Saskatchewan on Thursday — the first-ever such agreements with Métis governments.

After decades of legal wrangling and failed negotiations, these agreements are a major breakthrough for at least some Métis communities who have long demanded that their Indigenous rights — including hunting and fishing rights, and the right to occupy their traditional territories — be respected by Ottawa.

"It's a very exciting day," Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said. "What we're signing today is a true acknowledgment of the Métis Nation and the relationship we will have going forward — government to government. We're here to sign not one, not two, but three historic self-government agreements and to recognize that you, the Métis, have control over your own governance."

The agreements give the Métis jurisdiction in core governance areas — citizenship, leadership selection and government operations. The agreements also hand these Métis nations the chance to develop their own laws and draft constitutions to govern their communities.

There. Now we are officially a balkanised country.