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RFNG | Rebuilding First Nations Governance

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We have an amazing team of researchers and practitioners from across Canada

Research

Find out what we’re learning so far and what we’re working on

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Rebuilding First Nations Governance (RFNG) is a national alliance of First Nation communities and Tribal Councils, academic researchers and public sector practitioners created to support First Nations leadership and rights holders that have made the decision to transition out from under the Indian Act to their own inherent rights governance. This applied action research project is supported by a $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant.

Why is self-government important to First Nations in Canada? The origins and objectives of the Rebuilding First Nations Governance Project are presented here by its founders and partners.

This is how it begins
Click above to see a short video on the origins of the RFNG project