Revenue from the venture is intended to address disparaging economic issues such as Opioid addiction epidemic, and housing.

The Siksika Nation has had a longstanding land claim dispute with the Government of Canada over events dating back to 1910.

The cession included 5,067.6 hectares (12,522 acres) of reserve lands to be transferred to the Canadian Pacific Railway, for construction of the Bassano Dam.

In 1980, the government admitted that no proof existed that Canadian Pacific had acquired the rights to the land for the dam.

In 1991, the Siksika Nation signed a $4.9m agreement with the government for compensation for mineral rights lost due to construction of the dam.

In 2010, the Nation finally reached agreement with the governments of Canada and Alberta to settle the land claims.

He advised First Nations to cede/surrender treaty territory throughout Canada in exchange for frequently reneged Federal concessions or coersion such as denial of necessities such as food.

Chief McHugh described the surrendering as '“They cut our reserve up like a Christmas turkey and wasted our money.”[8] A reporter described the dwellings of the Siksika as being "ramshackle, uninsulated houses without foundations, with cracks and broken windows, patched up with rags and cardboard" and Chief McHugh described the houses built after the initial sale in 1912 as "almost falling apart".

[9] On June 2, 2022, in a ceremony at the Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, the Canadian government and the Siksika Nation signed the "Global Settlement Agreement".

The conclusion of a 60 year process of ongoing negotiations to redress the numerous land claims of previous illegal annexations and settlement of 115,000 acres (465.4 kmsq) of productive agricultural, ceremonial, and mineral reserve territory and the non-payment of mineral royalties following the "1910 Surrender".