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In 1899, the Canadian government implemented a policy to replaceMi'kmaw leader selection and other political practices with thetriennial system, a Euro-Canadian system of democratic band councilelections. Officials in Ottawa assumed the federally mandated andsupervised system would redefine Mi'kmaw politics. They werewrong.

Drawing on reports and correspondence of the Department of IndianAffairs, Martha Walls details the rich life of Mi'kmaw politicsbetween 1899 and 1951. She shows that many Mi'kmaw communitiesrejected, ignored, or amended federal electoral legislation....

In 1899, the Canadian government implemented a policy to replace the community appointment of Mi?kmaw leaders and Mi'kmaw political practices with the triennial system, a Euro-Canadian system of democratic band council elections. Officials in Ottawa assumed the federally mandated and supervised system would redefine Mi?kmaw politics. They were wrong. Many Mi?kmaw communities rejected or amended the legislation, while others accepted it only sporadically to meet specific community needs and goals. Compelling and timely, this book supports Aboriginal claims to self-governance and complicated...