Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell: Stories and Reflections on Indigenous Governance
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2017
Former Grand Chief Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne recently stepped down from his role as Grand Chief after decades of building a strong independent jurisdiction. Chief Mitchell offers some of his stories and reflections in indigenous governance that pertains to situations that occur when asserting Native rights along a territory that straddles the provinces of Canada and the international border.
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Native Nations Institute. "Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell: Stories and Reflections on Indigenous Governance." Leading Native Nations, Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, April 06, 2017
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