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- Title
THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ON FIRST NATIONS PARTICIPATION AND GOVERNANCE.
- Authors
Gabel, Chelsea; Bird, Karen; Goodman, Nicole J.; Budd, Brian
- Abstract
First Nations have long sought strategies to improve community engagement and work towards self-government. One newer approach to achieving these ends involves the adoption of digital technology for elections and votes, as well as community consultation and interaction with local governments. Several First Nations in Ontario and British Columbia have deployed digital technology and many others are investigating doing so in hopes of engaging community members, building capacity within the community and working toward self-government. Internet voting, in particular, is one type of technology communities have been drawn to. Indigenous communities are optimistic about the advantages in accessibility that such technology might provide. However, there has not yet been any systematic analysis of the effects and impact of internet voting in Indigenous communities. This paper examines the experience of Whitefish River First Nation which implemented internet voting for ratification of a new Matrimonial Real Property Law (MRP) in March 2015. The observations from this community provide a point of departure for ongoing analysis of what internet voting means for the quality of local democracy, and for self-determination.
- Subjects
CANADA; FIRST Nations politics &; government; POLITICS of technology; INTERNET voting; POLITICAL participation; DEMOCRACY
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, 2016, Vol 36, Issue 2, p107
- ISSN
0715-3244
- Publication type
Article