Accountability for Indians and Land Reserved for Indians
According to the Auditor General of Canada in his report to Parliament in 1991, the federal policy of "devolution" of control of Indian affairs to Indian bands has been so poorly implemented that questions of accountability must be raised, not just in terms of fiscal accountability to Parl...
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ftubcjournals:oai:ojs.library.ubc.ca:article/195729 2023-05-15T16:15:45+02:00 Accountability for Indians and Land Reserved for Indians Makokis, Ralph 2021-10-21 application/pdf http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195729 https://doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v20i1.195729 eng eng UBC Faculty of Education http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195729/191931 http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195729 doi:10.14288/cjne.v20i1.195729 Copyright (c) 2021 Canadian Journal of Native Education Canadian Journal of Native Education; Vol. 20 No. 1 (1993) 0710-1481 10.14288/cjne.v20i1 Indians info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2021 ftubcjournals https://doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v20i1.195729 https://doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v20i1 2023-01-04T07:51:00Z According to the Auditor General of Canada in his report to Parliament in 1991, the federal policy of "devolution" of control of Indian affairs to Indian bands has been so poorly implemented that questions of accountability must be raised, not just in terms of fiscal accountability to Parliament but in terms of accountability to Indian people. Accountability in general terms is founded on particular and specific information, and a major shortcoming has been the failure to develop in formation systems. In this article, the scope of Indian governments' legislative authority is compared with the concerns with which chiefs and councils must deal on a day-to-day basis, in order to illustrate the range of Indian government information needs. The argument is put forward that the present situation, expressed in terms of "devolution," is one of the continuation of containment and control of Indians and Indian land. There is an immediate need for the creation of comprehensive information systems, controlled and maintained by First Nations people, in order for there to be substantive change. These systems must be organized in terms that are culturally appropriate. There are clear First Nations educational implications, particularly at the secondary and postsecondary level. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Open Access Journal Hosting (University of British Columbia) Canada Indian |
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According to the Auditor General of Canada in his report to Parliament in 1991, the federal policy of "devolution" of control of Indian affairs to Indian bands has been so poorly implemented that questions of accountability must be raised, not just in terms of fiscal accountability to Parliament but in terms of accountability to Indian people. Accountability in general terms is founded on particular and specific information, and a major shortcoming has been the failure to develop in formation systems. In this article, the scope of Indian governments' legislative authority is compared with the concerns with which chiefs and councils must deal on a day-to-day basis, in order to illustrate the range of Indian government information needs. The argument is put forward that the present situation, expressed in terms of "devolution," is one of the continuation of containment and control of Indians and Indian land. There is an immediate need for the creation of comprehensive information systems, controlled and maintained by First Nations people, in order for there to be substantive change. These systems must be organized in terms that are culturally appropriate. There are clear First Nations educational implications, particularly at the secondary and postsecondary level. |
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