I’m making the case for building First Nation governments

The machinery of government must evolve beyond the cumbersome Department of Indian Affairs into more effective and efficient entities like a Ministry of First Nation—Crown Relations, a Section 35 Attorney General and a Treaty Rights Tribunal.

OTTAWA—In 1978, Prime Minister Trudeau complained that, despite attempts at change, "the Indian problem is still with us." More accurately, he could have said, "the Indian Act problem is still with us." And 32 years later, after stalled initiatives and misguided efforts, that problem...

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