Indian Act electoral system

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electoral system
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Indigenous_Services_Canada
gptkbp:appliesTo First Nations under Indian Act
gptkbp:compatibleWith First Nations with custom election codes
gptkbp:criticizedFor imposing colonial governance structures
lack of cultural relevance
undermining traditional leadership
gptkbp:date 1951 (major amendments)
gptkbp:establishedBy Indigenous people
gptkbp:features nomination process
secret ballot voting
two-year or three-year terms for chiefs and councillors
gptkbp:governs First Nations band council elections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Act electoral system
gptkbp:reformed First Nations Elections Act (2014)
gptkbp:replacedBy custom election codes (in some communities)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Six_Nations_Elected_Council
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7