I chose to do my report on Self Determination and Self-government. I was interested in this topic because it can go so many ways. I will discuss such things as what self-determination and self-government are, the things it would be good for, the problems with self-government, who they have to represent the Native community in the Canadian government. I will also look at how it prevents unity and doesn’t really allow mainstream Canadians to become educated about Native culture. I will report on all the views I have collected from the Internet and books and will give a conclusion with my opinions.
People first started talking about having Self-government around 1969. It was in response to the wanting of assimilation by the Canadian Liberal government. Self-government isn’t a new concept in the Native community. In 1763 it was recognized that when the Europeans came the Native people were already governing themselves.
In earlier times Indian societies made collective decisions for themselves that were in their own best interests. Tribes needed to devel
Some problems that would come about if they had self-government though would be that if they had different laws there would be conflict with the other countries. Imagine if the drinking age was legal before 19 in a Native community. People from other provinces would go to those places and get drunk. It would ruin the native’s surroundings. They would have to make sure that their laws are compatible with the rest of Canada’s.
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