Inherent Right to Indigenous Governance [The Banff Centre]

Aboriginal nations and organizations are at various stages in exercising local sovereignty. The Supreme Court of Canada, in the Van der Peet case, stated that the sovereignty of Aboriginal societies must be reconciled with Crown Sovereignty. You will come away from the program with an understanding of what a reconciled model of governance would look like after exploring and discussing traditional forms of Aboriginal governance, while gaining a fuller understanding of the colonial forms of governance. Successful self-governance begins with a complete understanding of the constitutional and legal framework regarding the various levels of governments.