Posted: May 02, 2021 2:01 PM ET | Last Updated: May 2
A new study shows online voting could boost Indigenous democracy in their communities.(Shutterstock)
A new study highlights how the federal government s archaic policies are hurting Indigenous communities democracy.
The eight-year project by McMaster University and Brock University shows Indian Band Election Regulations, Indian Referendum Regulations and First Nations Elections Act Regulations don t let some communities decide how they want to run their own elections and referendums. First Nations, Inuit, Métis people are urging the government . to be responsive, Chelsea Gabel, the Indigenous Canada research chair, and a McMaster associate professor said.