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If Indian self-govemnt is to have any ineaningful contank however,the local community rmst have indcpendant sources of reve.nuo withoutreliance coapletely upon federal and provincial grants, and they l;nusthave a dezrco of ad~uinistrative coz~pebncc sufficient to give soniorgovomnts some confidence that grants will not be nishandlod.Indian local governments must therefore davelop ail indcpendont rfleansof revenue based upon their land resources and Indian leadors mstreceive training in government and business administration.C. @.ridsI'he following points should be considaed as guidelines:1. Pie6bership in bands should ba loft to band councils who should inturn have recourse to provincial courts in the sottloment ofdisputes.2. .idopted children to be members of the Indian family.3. The nationality of a woman in marrying is determined by that ofher spouse.4, nligitimate children of an Indian woman should have Indian status.5. .;ny Indian over 21 should havu tho privilege of enfranchisementafter a suitable waiting poricd.5. Children of people who riithdrow fpon Indian status should reminen the band list uiitil thay are old enough to decide for thelilsolves.7. Elections should be run under the provincial election regulationsin regard to age, method of running elections, eligibility foroffice, and other detail?.8. 'iZIe term of office for chief and council should be four yoars.9. Election of councillor should be alternated from year to year toprovide for chntinuity in office.19; and councils should have access to lawyers in order to scrutinizea11 legal documents before final signing.11. Official stationery such as Sand council resolutions should Scarthe name of the band council.12. Delegation of powers should bc invested in tho council wherever theileed arises for the officicnt uporation of tho band's l~usiness.
The dual functional role f Indian band councils should bo recognizad:(1) -To administar band affairs in a political sense, similarto municipal government administration,(2) - To dsvelop the reserve lands similar to that undartakenby private snterprisc on non-Indian lands.;Je favour the incorporation of businnss davaloprn3nt entities with poworsseparate from tho band councils for economic and commnity dovslopmentthat are subject to the by-laws imposed by tho band council.30ththe band council and ths business corporations would in turn beresponsible to Indians at the local lovsl.It is mandatory that band by-laws hav3 tho status of federal jurisdictionnot subject to ovarruling sithar by municipal or provinciallegislation, except in the case wherr. they advocate powers exclusivelydelegated to the Provincial Sovernment within the terms of thsCanadian Constitution.It is evident that extension of local governmnnt to Indian reservationsand the responsibility for d~velopment of Indian lands will create manyjob opportunities in respect to public ssrvice employment, band adminis-tration, and jobs in private industry.Thore will be an increasinglystrong demand for tschnically and profnssionally trained Indian paoplaand it is nocessary that training and educational programs be dcvslopedand implementod hediately to meet these futurs needs.?iTe a r antirelyin favor of the Coqualcctza concept for mooting the special xlucntionalneeds of Indian people in this respoct, and we emphasiee the importanceof quickly expanding these educational programs.de favour Indian representation on local boards with respect toeducation, mnicipal sanrices, and other local govarnment affairs.Itis essential that the Federal kvernmsnt insist upon fair Indian representationon these boards in view of the significant amount of FederalGovamnt funds that are provided as grants to provincial government toinsure that adequate Indian reprosentation on these boards is accomplisheo.The Federal Government in paying these costs can ensure that the bestinterests of Indians are observad.
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