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Avoidable Drafting Pitfalls In First Nation Custom Election Codes

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By Saul Joseph, Melanee Bryniawsky, Katie Lawless
| Mondaq
Saul Joseph’s articles from MLT Aikins LLP are most popular: in Canada MLT Aikins LLP are most popular: within Criminal Law topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives with readers working within the Business & Consumer Services, Insurance and Technology industries By default, First Nations elections are governed by the Indian Act.
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Avoidable drafting pitfalls in First Nation custom election codes

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By Saul Joseph, Melanee Bryniawsky, Katie Lawless
| mltaikins.com
By default, First Nations elections are governed by the Indian Act. Many Nations are choosing to step out from under the Indian Act and into self-determined governance, through the creation of custom election codes. Custom election codes provide Nations with the ability to design governance structures and election processes that reflect their own laws, values, traditions and practical present-day realities.
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UNDRIP Is The Law In British Columbia Today And, We Expect, Tomorrow As Well

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By Saul Joseph, Melanee Bryniawsky, Jordan Ardanaz, Katie Lawless
| Mondaq
Saul Joseph’s articles from MLT Aikins LLP are most popular: in Canada MLT Aikins LLP are most popular: within Transport and Consumer Protection topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Inhouse Counsel with readers working within the Healthcare industries On December 5, 2025, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) made its decision in (Gitxaała), ruling that the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) incorporates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of...
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