Rethinking self-government : Improving First Nation governance

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Current government policy holds that the Peoples,” Article 4 of which reads as follows: right to self-government is already contained “Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right to in Section 35 of the Constitution Act of self-determination, have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their. [...] The common objective is either to disperse power and increase choice within the community or to create a better array of checks and balances on the exercise of power. [...] The Corporation will benefit the citizens of the First Nation by remaining profitable over the long term, thus allowing for the distribution of a portion of these profits to be used by Council for enhancing the well-being of the First Nation. [...] That said, it must remain accountable to the Council and ultimately to the citizens of the First Nation. [...] Advising the Chief as the Corporations share holder in trust for the First Nation on appointments to the Board of the Corporation, based on recommendations from the Board.