It is not clear on what would happen should there have been a break in their existence as a community. Let alone coherent or not coherent. That is one of the issues that could very well come up as the Bill gets implemented once signed into law. However, the significance of this Bill is the recognition of the way of governance that was practiced from time immemorial by the first nations of this country. This is what appeals to the UDM, that this way of governing themselves through traditional councils as they are called today, continues to be recognised.