{"id":1409,"date":"2023-11-28T14:52:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/?page_id=1409"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:59:22","slug":"short-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/short-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-7xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Short Articles\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/10\/RFNG-Feeding-The-Fire-2025-Victoria-598-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"shortcuts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shortcuts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the journey to self-government, \u201cShortcuts\u201d can be useful.&nbsp; Welcome to our new series of high-level briefings on key governance issues, designed for First Nations councils and administrators or anyone who needs a quick introduction to topics like consultation and accommodation, or \u201cFPIC\u201d.&nbsp; The briefings are short, easy to read, and packed with lots of references for those who want to explore the topic more on their own.&nbsp; Let us know what you think, and feel free to suggest other First Nations governance topics you\u2019d like to see in this series by dropping us a note at rfng@carleton.ca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/Shortcuts_Indian-Act.Devolution-and-Optin-in-Legislation.-FINAL.-12-09-2024docx.pdf\">Indian Act Devolution and Opt-in Legislation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/Shortcuts_Indian-Act-Roles-and-Responsibilities-of-Chiefs-and-Councils.-FINAL_12-09-2024.pdf\">Indian Act Roles and Responsibilities of Chiefs and Councils<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/Aboriginal-Title-Consultation-and-Consent_Shortcuts_Final-Review_2023-09-28.pdf\">Aboriginal Title, Consultation and Consent<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/UNDRIP-in-the-Canadian-Context_Shortcuts_-Final-Draft_2023_09_28.pdf\">UNDRIP in the Canadian Context<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/On-the-duty-to-consult-and-accommodate_Shortcuts_draft-final_2023-09-28.pdf\">On the Duty to Consult and Accommodate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/ON-UNDRIP-AND-FPIC_Shortcuts_Final-Draft_2023-09-28.pdf\">ON UNDRIP AND FPIC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        RFNG Pathfinders Series\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p>The Rebuilding First Nations Governance Project is chatting with movers and shakers advancing First Nations&#8217; 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Part Q&amp;A and part F.A.Q, The Pathfinders features members of our project and others talking about why self-government matters to them and why it should matter to you.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s out latest featured article with Carol McCauley &amp; Cindy Tom!<br><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/MCCAULEYTOMLINDLEY-PR-SYLVESTRE-FINAL.pdf\">CAROL MCCAULEY &amp; CINDY TOM<\/a><br><br>Check out our other feature articles below:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/NEWHOUSE-PR-SYLVESTRE-FINAL-10.pdf\">DAVID NEWHOUSE<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/ROBERTSON-PR-SYLVESTRE-FINAL-2.pdf\">CHRIS ROBERTSON<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/WILLIAMS-PR-SYLVESTRE-FINAL-REVISED-3.pdf\">JULIE WILLIAMS<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/The-Pathfinders-Series-Feature-DWAYNE-NASHKAWA.pdf\">DWAYNE NASHKAWA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/The-Pathfinders-Series-Feature-Amsey-Maracle.pdf\">AMSEY MARACLE<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortcuts On the journey to self-government, \u201cShortcuts\u201d can be useful.&nbsp; Welcome to our new series of high-level briefings on key governance issues, designed for First Nations councils and administrators or anyone who needs a quick introduction to topics like consultation and accommodation, or \u201cFPIC\u201d.&nbsp; The briefings are short, easy to read, and packed with lots [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[34],"class_list":["post-1409","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cu_page_type-whats-new"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1409"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2350,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1409\/revisions\/2350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=1409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}