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Indian Act By-Laws: A Viable Means For First Nations To (Re)Assert Control Over Local Matters Now And Not Later, Naiomi Metallic
Indian Act By-Laws: A Viable Means For First Nations To (Re)Assert Control Over Local Matters Now And Not Later, Naiomi Metallic
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Section 81 in the Indian Act, RSC 1985, c I-5, contains a broad range of subject matters over which Band Councils may pass by-laws. To date, this provision has been underutilized by most First Nation governments. One of the main reasons for this relates to the fact that, for over a hundred years, the Indian Act gave the federal government the power to disallow any such by-laws and Canada historically took a narrow view of the expanse of the Section 81 by-law powers and exercised its disallowance power broadly. Recent amendments to the Indian Act, however, have repealed this …
Indian Act By-Laws: A Viable Means For First Nations To (Re)Assert Control Over Local Matters Now And Not Later, Naiomi Metallic
Indian Act By-Laws: A Viable Means For First Nations To (Re)Assert Control Over Local Matters Now And Not Later, Naiomi Metallic
Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
Section 81 in the Indian Act, RSC 1985, c I-5, contains a broad range of subject matters over which Band Councils may pass by-laws. To date, this provision has been underutilized by most First Nation governments. One of the main reasons for this relates to the fact that, for over a hundred years, the Indian Act gave the federal government the power to disallow any such by-laws and Canada historically took a narrow view of the expanse of the Section 81 by-law powers and exercised its disallowance power broadly. Recent amendments to the Indian Act, however, have repealed this disallowance …