Rebuilding 1st Nations Governance Publications
The Rebuilding First Nations Governance (RFNG) research team is pleased to have
three articles featured in the Canadian Public Administration (CPA) journal’s special issue on Indigenous
Resilience & Resurgence in the Transformation of Governance and Public Administration in Canada.
Our community partners identified the subjects of each of these articles as research important to their
work in advancing self-governance. They are:
- Revitalizing Indigenous Languages, Fostering Self-Governance, Overcoming the Indian Act: A
Case Study of Lil’wat Nation - Implementing Bill C-92: Strengthening Indigenous Jurisdiction and Community Resilience in Child
Welfare - Locked Up and Looking for a Way Out: First Nation Policy Control as a Path Out of the Indian Act
Maze
Publication a Major Milestone
An early view of the articles is available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17547121. RFNG is a First Nations-led, multi-partner research project supporting nations to find pathways out of the Indian Act into exercising their inherent right to self-government. Effective self-governance is critical to the survival, health and well-being of First Nations. It is crucial to Canada’s future as a country. Honouring the inherent rights of Indigenous peoples that are affirmed by the Canadian constitution is a central pillar in reconciliation and in establishing a new Nation-to-Nation-to-Nation relationship among First Nations, federal, and provincial governments.
Carleton University is a key partner in the project through Frances Abele, Distinguished Research Professor, who is principal investigator and project co-director with Satsan (Herb George) of the Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG). The project is supported in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). “This publication is a major milestone,” says Abele.
“Out of 13 accepted articles in this special issue, RFNG is responsible for three of them which is a strong testament to the importance of our collective work.”
“We are excited to support First Nations in moving from education and awareness about the Indian Act toward real action and implementation under the inherent right to self-government. We ensure our work is transferrable so that all First Nations can benefit from the research and these pathways forward,” says Dr. Mason Ducharme, Executive Director of the CFNG and National Community Research Director for RFNG.
As the research project enters its final years, Abele anticipates the release of more scholarly works as well as a range of other materials First Nations can use for implementing their own inherent rights strategies. For enquiries and further information contact rfng@carleton.ca.