Indigenous Governance Database

Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee: NFN Gichi-Naaknigewin

Author
Patrick Wedaseh Madahbee
Producer
Nipissing First Nation Administration
Year

Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Patrick Wedaseh Madahbee speaks to Nipissing First Nation members about the importance of the Gichi-Naaknigewin (Constitution) and its relationship to community development.

Aboriginal rights
citizen education
constitutional design
Indian Act of 1869
lawmaking
self-determination
self-governance
treaty rights
Native Nations
Nipissing First Nation
Resource Type
Interviews
Topics
Civics
Constitutions
Governance
Laws and Codes
Citation

Nipissing First Nation Administration. "Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee: NFN Gichi-Naaknigewin." Nipissing First Nation Administration. Ontario, Canada. December 18, 2013. Video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFjCueqVFs&list=UUe0LW-xK9Id8LdhRXrHe5KA, accessed May 23, 2023)

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