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Court ordered to pay court costs (Continued from page 2) majority of band councils in Ontario. They don't allow them to vote or give us full voting privileges. With that, off reserve people don't have a say in the decision making process. That's where our case comes in." Hill maintains the federal government needs to do its homework. "It's the federal government's responsibility before they hand over transfer dollars to do their homework. By not having full voting privileges, we don't have a say as to where dollars go once they're handed over." Hill said the new agreements have limited projects that were in place in off reserve training centres. Organizations like friendship centres or housing groups that provided training programs are not able to do so. He said the case isn't challenging anything the band council has received. "That's their decision how they use it. We don't blame them one bit for developing their infrastructure down there. The issue is the way the federal government deals with us once we leave the reserve. Their view is, we leave our rights behind once we leave. We say we carry them where ever we go." (With CP files).