Indigenous Governance Database

Westbank First Nation Circle of Governance

Producer
National Centre for First Nations Governance
Year

The people of the Westbank First Nation share the history and process taken toward self-governance and how it has transformed their community.

citizenship criteria
governance reform
Indian Act of 1869
self-governance
Native Nations
Westbank First Nation
Resource Type
TV, Radio and Film
Topics
Governance
Citation

"Westbank First Nation Circle of Governance." Bear Image Productions. National Centre for First Nations Governance. Canada. 2011. Film. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-34-m6J2h4&feature=plcp, accessed June 4, 2024).

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