Those subject matters include such areas as the following: applying their law to spouses married by tradition and/or custom; applying their law to common-law couples as well as to married couples; protection of the family home during the relationship; issues that revolve around non-first-nation members actually being spouses; and dealing with certificates of possession versus band lands in general.
Ces sujets incluent des domaines comme l'application de leurs dispositions législatives aux conjoints mariés officiellement ou aux conjoints de fait, l'application de ces dispositions législatives aux conjoints de fait comme aux couples mariés, la protection de la maison familiale pendant la relation, les questions entourant la non-appartenance de certains conjoints à une Première nation et la question des certificats de possession par opposition aux terres de la bande.