Indigenous Governance Database

The First Nations Governance Act: Implications of Research Findings from the United States and Canada

Author
Stephen Cornell
Miriam Jorgensen
Joseph P. Kalt
Year

In the spring of 2002, the Office of the British Columbia Regional Vice-Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) asked the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy at The University of Arizona to provide that office with an analysis of the First Nations Governance Act (Bill C-61). In particular, AFN asked us to evaluate the proposed legislation from the point of view of the research
findings of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. This report is the result of that request.

Native Nations
National
Canada
Resource Type
Other Papers & Reports
Topics
Governance
Citation

Cornell, Stephen, Miriam Jorgensen, Joseph P. Kalt. "The First Nations Governance Act: Implications of Research Findings from the United States and Canada." Office of the British Columbia Regional Vice-Chief, Assembly of First Nations. Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, The University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. July 2002. Report.

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