00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.846597 CaOODSP 20221107153236 cr ||||||||||| 171103s1982 onc #o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- R32-348/1982E-PDF The alternative of optional Indian band government legislation [electronic resource] / Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs. [Ottawa?] : Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, [1982?] 10 p. Digitized edition from print [produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada]. "The alternative of optional Indian Band Government Legislation could represent an affirmation of the special responsibilities of the federal government and the Minister of Indian Affairs for the Indian people. Legislation which would base Indian Band government upon the concept that the primary locus of decision-making is within the Indian Band itself, furthermore, is consistent with the principle that the membership of a Band should be the body which determines the nature, direction and pace of its internal social, economic, political and cultural development. Such legislation would of necessity be quite complex, however, and to proceed with it would require prior resolution of a number of important questions and key issues"--p. [1]. gccst Indians gccst Self government gccst Legislation Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. PDF 1.13 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/aanc-inac/R32-348-1982-eng.pdf