The major difference is, the State (WDFW Leadership) has labeled the North of Falcon Meetings as "Government to Government " and therefore are exempt from the Open Meetings Law. Its interesting to note that at the beginning of this petition, we were told that "as Sovereign Nations, the Tribes are not subject to State Law." As we pursued that as not true, Director Unsworth changed the reason to the meetings being Government to Government! It's clear that these meetings should have public oversight. We are diligently looking into the legality of labeling these meetings as Government to Government. Even IF these meetings can be closed to the public (that's a big if) They shouldn't be closed if cooperation and openness is truly the goal of both the WDFW Leadership and the NWIFC.