Indigenous Governance Database

Nipissing Gichi-Naaknigewin

Producer
Nipissing First Nation Administration
Year

Nipissing First Nation members and staff, members of Chief and Council, as well as the Grand Council Chief, speak to the Nipissing Gichi-Naaknigewin.

citizen education
citizen engagement
constitutional design
First Nations
Indian Act of 1869
People
Patrick Wedaseh Madahbee
Native Nations
Nipissing First Nation
Topics
Constitutions
Governance
Land/Jurisdiction
Laws and Codes
Citation

Nipissing First Nation Administration. "Nipissing Gichi Naaknigewin." Nipissing First Nation Administration. Ontario, Canada. December 19, 2013. Video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftusW3Cqc_4&index=3&list=UUe0LW-xK9Id8LdhRXrHe5KA, accessed May 30, 2024)

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