“A bold new study calls on Ottawa and Canada’s native leaders to negotiate the relocation of remote Indian reserves to areas close to Canadian cities.”
Time To Debate The Viability Of Some Reserves: Leaders should consider reserve relocations for sake of the young
First Nation leaders should consider relocating reserves to better locations in order to maximize economic and educational opportunities for the next generation: some reserves are simply not economically viable, says Policy Analyst Joseph Quesnel.
Media Release – Indigenous Leaders Should Consider Reserve Relocations: Frontier Centre releases major study urging voluntary relocation of non-viable reserves
Non-viable reserves need to be identified by indigenous leaders –and moved, for the sake of the younger generation.
Researcher Supports On-reserve Land Ownership
Frontier Centre in the Media where Joseph Quesnel shares his thoughts about On-reserve land ownership, as reported on the Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation website.
Expert Calls Expropriation Legislation Vague
“The problem with the legislation is shown by the difficulty of what we’re discussing,” he said. “It’s so broad a concept it can be used to argue for basically anything and that’s what’s happening.”
Media Release – Municipal Land-Grabbing Powers Should be Curtailed
”This example demonstrates the need for clear legislative reform for individual property owners who find themselves in similar situations. A process to allow municipalities to expropriate for dubious economic development purposes also exists in other provinces and in jurisdictions outside Canada. However, there are encouraging signs in that many jurisdictions, particularly in the United States, have taken proactive steps to prevent this abuse of individual property rights; as such, they provide a model for Canadian provinces.”
Rocky Mountain House Reserve Rated Tops In Prairies
If you look at their website, their election and audit results from 2007-08 are posted openly, which is not common for First Nation reserves, said Joseph Quesnel, Lethbridge based co-author of the study. “Even in that way, a small way, it shows accountability to citizens.”
Saskatchewan Makes Top 10
This year FCPP created the Chief Big Bear Award to acknowledge and support the community that scores the highest in the index. It went to O’Chiese First Nation of Alberta.
Saskatchewan First Nations ranked in Aboriginal Governance Index
Policy Analyst Joseph Quesnel was interviewed by the Regina Leader-Post about First Nations’ rankings in Saskatchewan.