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The Band Colony: The Problem with the influx of non-member hire’s in Band Councils
When non-Native managers lead Band Councils, bureaucratic colonization replaces self-government. The result? Weakened Onkwehón:we jurisdiction, deepened assimilation, and widening service gaps. The Band Colony You must understand that Band Councils are not traditional Indigenous governance systems but were forcefully imposed through the Indian Act (1876) to assimilate our communities into the Euro-Canadian administrative model. The…
