Chief Dale Awasis: Thunderchild First Nation

Producer

National Centre for First Nations Governance

Year

2012

Chief Awasis of ThunderChild First Nation talks about traditional governance from before contact, Indian Act governance and how some nations are beginning to combine them into a third type of governance.

constitutional reform

constitutional reform process

traditional governance systems

Additional Information

People

Dale Awasis

Native Nations

Thunderchild First Nation

Resource Type

Interviews

Topics

Governance

Citation

Awasis, Dale. "Chief Dale Awasis, ThunderChild First Nation." National Centre for First Nations Governance. Canada. 2012. Film. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzCBVd7ovjk&feature=plcp, accessed March 22, 2023).

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