Institutional Change on Canadian First Nation Reserves: Adoption of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management

This thesis examines institutional change on Canadian First Nation reserves. Specifically, it looks at the factors that may affect a First Nation’s decision to adopt the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management, which allows First Nations to opt out of the 34 land code provisions of the I...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doidge, Mary Kathryn
Other Authors: Deaton, Brady
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
First Nations
institutional change
institutions
FNLMA
land management
Indian
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10214/6752
Description
Summary:This thesis examines institutional change on Canadian First Nation reserves. Specifically, it looks at the factors that may affect a First Nation’s decision to adopt the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management, which allows First Nations to opt out of the 34 land code provisions of the Indian Act and develop individual land codes. The Framework Agreement is promoted as a way for First Nations to gain greater autonomy over their lands and to promote economic development. Using data from First Nation reserves and populations, a probit model was used to determine the effects of certain characteristics on the probability a First Nation will adopt the Framework Agreement. The results of this study indicate that proximity to an urban centre positively affects the probability that a First Nation will adopt the Framework Agreement.

Similar Items