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 replaceMi'kmaw leader selection and other political practices with thetriennial system, a ...
