PLEASE READ CAREFULLY… Memo-2: Indigenous Governance-reflection The intent of

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY…
Memo-2: Indigenous Governance-reflection
The intent of the memo to offer a reflection on Indigenous Governance in the Canadian context.
Minimum length of memo will need to be 4 pages double spaced (handwritten) to a maximum length of 7 pages.
You need not get too deep, instead read and watch the 2 of the assigned content and refer, where it is needed, the work that we have done in class.
You should demonstrate that you understand the material (summary), that you have used critical analysis (refer to what you have
learned so far) and offer an empirical reflection (using other sources).
YOU CAN BRING IN 1 Page of one-sided notes class. Typed or handwritten, double spaced in 12-point font (if typed). These will be checked prior.
Citations: outside of mentioning an article, you are not required to cite in an in-class memo.
Read one:
A. Horn-Miller, K. (2013). What Does Indigenous Participatory Democracy Look Like? Kahnawa:ke’s Community Decision Making Process. Review of Constitutional Studies, 18(1), 111-132.
Horn-Miller’s article covers the history and current place Kahnawd:ke governance. This governance emerged out of community mandate that look to traditional forms practiced in this Mohawk community east of Montreal. This paper explores origins of how the legislative process of Kahnawd:ke worked and works in the modern context.
or
B. Wilson, G. N. (2017). Nunavik and the Multiple Dimensions of Inuit Governance. American Review of Canadian Studies, 47(2), 148-161
The existence and creation of a multi leveled and multi-faceted set of governance systems in the Arctic has deep and daily impact on Inuit peoples. Nunavik in northern Québec has had a vital role in forming governance models. Serving both an inspiration and an innovator, using traditional governance as a platform.
Listen to:
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-poised-to-close-state-park-return-land-to-dakota-tribe-war-1862-strommen-sioux-agency/600274208/
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/11/1175609511/some-white-portland-homeowners-are-selling-at-a-loss-to-black-and-indigenous-buy
Other supports:
1. The Complicated History of Hereditary Chiefs and Elected Councils:
http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/2019/02/the-complicated-history-of-hereditary-
chiefs-and-elected-councils/
2 . Hereditary Chief definition and 5 FAQs:
https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/hereditary-chief-definition-and-5-faqs