"We Will Govern"
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There are 22-self-government agreements across Canada involving 43 Indigenous Communities. There are also two education Agreements involving 35 Indigenous Communities.
Currently there are about 50 self-government negotiation tables across Canada and Akwesasne is one of them.
With self-government agreements there is no 'one size fits all' approach, it varies from group to group, depending on their unique needs and priorities and their vision of self-determination.
In 2017, according to the federal government, 229 Bands controlled their own Membership, while 38 control Membership through self-government legislation outside of the Indian Act.
Also did you know that Akwesasne took control of it's own Membership on June 26, 1987 and will continue to control Membership after the self-government Agreements are passed.