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'''Hereditary chiefs''' in [[Canada]] are leaders within a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]] who represent different houses or clans and who have jurisdiction over [[List of traditional territories of the indigenous peoples of North America|territories]] that fall outside of [[Band government|band]]-controlled [[Indian reserve|reservation land]].<ref name="Hyslop">{{cite news |last1=Hyslop |first1=Katie |title=Wet’suwet’en Crisis: Whose Rule of Law? |url=https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/02/14/Wetsuweten-Crisis-Whose-Rule-Law/ |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=The Tyee |date=14 February 2020 |language=English}}</ref><ref name="CHONFeb2020">{{cite news |title=Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs - elected Band Council - it is complicated |url=http://www.chonfm.com/news/chon-fm-northern-news/wetsuweten-hereditary-chiefs-it-is-complicated/ |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=CHON-FM |date=20 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Passed down intergenerationally, hereditary chieftaincies are rooted in traditional forms of [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]] governance models which predate [[Settler colonialism|colonization]].<ref name="Joseph">{{cite web |last1=Joseph |first1=Bob |title=Hereditary Chief definition and 5 FAQs |url=https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/hereditary-chief-definition-and-5-faqs |website=www.ictinc.ca |accessdate=28 February 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="Abedi">{{cite news |last1=Abedi |first1=Maham |title=Band councils, hereditary chiefs — here’s what to know about Indigenous governance |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4833830/band-councils-hereditary-chiefs-indigenous-governance/ |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=Global News |date=10 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Indian Act]] (1876), still in force today, imposed electoral systems to fill band council positions.<ref name="Henderson">{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=William B. |title=Indian Act |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/indian-act |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |accessdate=28 February 2020 |date=2006}}</ref><ref name="CTVNewsBC2019">{{cite news |title=Elected vs. hereditary chiefs: What's the difference in Indigenous communities? |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/elected-vs-hereditary-chiefs-what-s-the-difference-in-indigenous-communities-1.4247466 |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=CTV News |date=9 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Although recognized by and accountable to the [[Government of Canada]], band chiefs do not hold the cultural authority of hereditary chiefs, who often serve as knowledge keepers responsible for the upholding of a First Nation's [[Traditional knowledge|traditional customs and practices]].<ref name="Robinson">{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Amanda |title=Chief |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chief |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |accessdate=28 February 2020 |date=6 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="Joseph" /> |
'''Hereditary chiefs''' in [[Canada]] are leaders within a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]] who represent different houses or clans and who have jurisdiction over [[List of traditional territories of the indigenous peoples of North America|territories]] that fall outside of [[Band government|band]]-controlled [[Indian reserve|reservation land]].<ref name="Hyslop">{{cite news |last1=Hyslop |first1=Katie |title=Wet’suwet’en Crisis: Whose Rule of Law? |url=https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/02/14/Wetsuweten-Crisis-Whose-Rule-Law/ |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=The Tyee |date=14 February 2020 |language=English}}</ref><ref name="CHONFeb2020">{{cite news |title=Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs - elected Band Council - it is complicated |url=http://www.chonfm.com/news/chon-fm-northern-news/wetsuweten-hereditary-chiefs-it-is-complicated/ |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=CHON-FM |date=20 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Passed down intergenerationally, hereditary chieftaincies are rooted in traditional forms of [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]] governance models which predate [[Settler colonialism|colonization]].<ref name="Joseph">{{cite web |last1=Joseph |first1=Bob |title=Hereditary Chief definition and 5 FAQs |url=https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/hereditary-chief-definition-and-5-faqs |website=www.ictinc.ca |accessdate=28 February 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="Abedi">{{cite news |last1=Abedi |first1=Maham |title=Band councils, hereditary chiefs — here’s what to know about Indigenous governance |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4833830/band-councils-hereditary-chiefs-indigenous-governance/ |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=Global News |date=10 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Indian Act]] (1876), still in force today, imposed electoral systems to fill band council positions.<ref name="Henderson">{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=William B. |title=Indian Act |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/indian-act |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |accessdate=28 February 2020 |date=2006}}</ref><ref name="CTVNewsBC2019">{{cite news |title=Elected vs. hereditary chiefs: What's the difference in Indigenous communities? |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/elected-vs-hereditary-chiefs-what-s-the-difference-in-indigenous-communities-1.4247466 |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=CTV News |date=9 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Although recognized by and accountable to the [[Government of Canada]], band chiefs do not hold the cultural authority of hereditary chiefs, who often serve as knowledge keepers responsible for the upholding of a First Nation's [[Traditional knowledge|traditional customs, legal systems, and cultural practices]].<ref name="Robinson">{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Amanda |title=Chief |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chief |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |accessdate=28 February 2020 |date=6 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="Joseph" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Neel|first=David|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/our-chiefs-and-elders-words-and-photographs-of-native-leaders/oclc/951203045|title=Our Chiefs and Elders: Words and Photographs of Native Leaders.|last2=Harper|first2=Chief Elijah|date=|publisher=UBC Press|year=1992|isbn=978-0-7748-5656-0|location=Vancouver|pages=78|language=English|oclc=951203045}}</ref> |
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Hereditary chiefs in Canada are leaders within a First Nation who represent different houses or clans and who have jurisdiction over territories that fall outside of band-controlled reservation land.[1][2] Passed down intergenerationally, hereditary chieftaincies are rooted in traditional forms of Indigenous governance models which predate colonization.[3][4] The Indian Act (1876), still in force today, imposed electoral systems to fill band council positions.[5][6] Although recognized by and accountable to the Government of Canada, band chiefs do not hold the cultural authority of hereditary chiefs, who often serve as knowledge keepers responsible for the upholding of a First Nation's traditional customs, legal systems, and cultural practices.[7][3][8]
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References
- ^ Hyslop, Katie (14 February 2020). "Wet'suwet'en Crisis: Whose Rule of Law?". The Tyee. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs - elected Band Council - it is complicated". CHON-FM. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b Joseph, Bob. "Hereditary Chief definition and 5 FAQs". www.ictinc.ca. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Abedi, Maham (10 January 2019). "Band councils, hereditary chiefs — here's what to know about Indigenous governance". Global News. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Henderson, William B. (2006). "Indian Act". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Elected vs. hereditary chiefs: What's the difference in Indigenous communities?". CTV News. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Robinson, Amanda (6 November 2018). "Chief". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Neel, David; Harper, Chief Elijah (1992). Our Chiefs and Elders: Words and Photographs of Native Leaders. Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7748-5656-0. OCLC 951203045.