First Nations governance pilot projects

All of the constitutions contemplated in these projects would take the First Nations involved beyond the legislative scope of the Indian Act and the anticipated First Nations Governance Act. [...] The next phase of the work is proposed as encompassing: • establishment of a governance project working group, • development of governance codes, standards, redress mechanisms, bylaws and regulations, • gaining the support of Chief and Council for the process, • community dialogue on issues of self-government, and • development of a ratification process acceptable to the community. [...] Finally, based on the management assessment and review, planning for the future would include the preparation of a human resource strategy to train and develop a skilled and competent workforce with the capacity to manage the organisation and deliver programs and services. [...] Neither the First Nations Governance Act, nor the First Nation governance projects provided for the re-establishment of traditional forms of government, or the ‘traditionalisation’ of the Band Council form of government. [...] The forms of governance described in these reports would, in respect of some matters, place the First Nations beyond the legislative and institutional parameters of both the Indian Act and the proposed First Nations Governance Act.