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Local First Nation Government and
Leadership
Photo Courtesy of The Port Perry Star
Chief Kelly LaRocca
WORDS TO KNOW Our present-day First Nation model of government was
established by the Indian Act in 1876 and revised several times
campaign: planned activities
aimed toward reaching a goal since then (see page 66 of the Resources section for more
candidate: a person who is information about the Indian Act).
running for a public position
nominated: when someone’s Elections are held every two years. They follow CIRNAC
name is entered in an election guidelines, where candidates are nominated, a campaign is run,
and votes are cast, much as any election held in Canada.
Scugog First Nation is governed by a Chief and two councillors.
Any First Nation member may run for Chief or Councillor, no
matter where he or she lives. Under the Indian Act, anyone,
whether they are a First Nations member or not, may run for
Chief. All members over the age of 18 may vote, even if they live
elsewhere. There are different viewpoints on whether people
who don’t live in the community should be able to vote.
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