Congratulations to shíshálh Nation on the successful amendments to the shíshálh Nation Self-Government Act, which received Royal Assent in Parliament on June 23, 2022. The Act was first passed in 1986, making shíshálh the first Indigenous nation in Canada to implement self-government outside the Indian Act and treaty context. The new amendments to the Act continue to reflect and implement shíshálh’s right to self-government, by ensuring it is shíshálh members who have a final say on any proposed amendments to their Constitution, by aligning the Act with the government’s commitments under UNDRIP, and by reflecting the Nation’s name rather than a name that was imposed upon the Nation under the Indian Act. Mandell Pinder was honoured to represent shíshálh in this important work.
For more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs/news/2022/06/canada-and-shishalh-nation-mark-royal-assent-of-historic-self-government-legislation.html