in 2005, following the signing of self-government, the wfn advisory council was put in place. the advisory council is a five-member council, elected every three years by wfn residents, that meets regularly to review and make recommendations on issues that directly and significantly affect tax payers such as tax expenditures, proposed laws and proposed amendments to laws. currently there are approximately 10,000 non-wfn member residents living on wfn lands.