Spinning wheels: Surmounting the Indian Act’s impact on traditional Indigenous governance
Abstract Prior to European settlement, First Nations governance systems were centered on extended families organized by clans. Traditional kin‐based leadership selection practices, combined with consensus decision‐making, ensured that all clans were equally represented and participated in governance...
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crwiley:10.1111/capa.12307 2024-06-23T07:52:47+00:00 Spinning wheels: Surmounting the Indian Act’s impact on traditional Indigenous governance Poucette, Terry Lynn 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/capa.12307 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/capa.12307 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/capa.12307 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Canadian Public Administration volume 61, issue 4, page 499-522 ISSN 0008-4840 1754-7121 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.12307 2024-06-11T04:46:08Z Abstract Prior to European settlement, First Nations governance systems were centered on extended families organized by clans. Traditional kin‐based leadership selection practices, combined with consensus decision‐making, ensured that all clans were equally represented and participated in governance. This article discusses findings from dissertation research on First Nations governance in Western Canada. It examines how contemporary First Nations governments, despite enduring ongoing legacies of colonization and operating under the Indian Act, a law that does not support good democratic governance, have worked to achieve effective governance. For this article, findings related to the Indian Act’s impact on traditional clan‐based systems of First Nations governance will be discussed: particularly, the ways Indian Act elections perpetuate nepotism and maintain the political status quo, creating a culture of spinning wheels that makes it difficult to maintain change. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Wiley Online Library Canada Indian Canadian Public Administration 61 4 499 522 |
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Abstract Prior to European settlement, First Nations governance systems were centered on extended families organized by clans. Traditional kin‐based leadership selection practices, combined with consensus decision‐making, ensured that all clans were equally represented and participated in governance. This article discusses findings from dissertation research on First Nations governance in Western Canada. It examines how contemporary First Nations governments, despite enduring ongoing legacies of colonization and operating under the Indian Act, a law that does not support good democratic governance, have worked to achieve effective governance. For this article, findings related to the Indian Act’s impact on traditional clan‐based systems of First Nations governance will be discussed: particularly, the ways Indian Act elections perpetuate nepotism and maintain the political status quo, creating a culture of spinning wheels that makes it difficult to maintain change. |
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