Algonquin Nation Secretariat Supports ABL Retaining Customary Governance System: Call On ...

Algonquin Nation Secretariat Supports ABL Retaining Customary Governance System: Call On Minister Strahl To Cease and Desist Imposing Indian Act Electoral Process   On April 8, 2010, Canada’s Minister of Indian Affairs, Chuck Strahl, signed an order under the Indian Act to impose an elective system upon the Barriere Lake community. In a public meeting recently held in the community with federal Department of Indian Affairs officials, the majority of the community has told Canada they do not...

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