Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Aboriginal Governments in Canada Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Bear Robe
Description
Consists of community profile, description of traditional, recent and current (at that time) administrative processes, and discussion of fiscal relationships.
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 1994, pp. 40-58
Description
Identifies and examines two main discrepancies in the federal government's Indian band governance policy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 151-157
Description
Provides background to the Metis Population Betterment Act of 1938 and discusses relationships between Metis "colonies" and other governing bodies. This Act is commonly referred to as the Metis Betterment Act.