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Definition of band council in English: band councilnoun (in Canada) the elected government of a First Nations band, consisting of a chief and councillors. the Prime Minister promised to give band councils more power Example sentencesExamples - The Bear River Band Council also wanted to fish out of a few very small boats less than fifteen feet in length.
- Cree band councils can pass a wide range of by-laws enforceable on these lands.
- The choice of which entity gets money for those services - be it Band Council or Native Friendship Centre - becomes a potentially divisive issue.
- The bid's board of directors includes representatives from the Mount Currie Band Council, Musqueam Nation, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation, whose territories will host the games.
- Off-reserve Natives will soon have the right to vote in Band Council elections, even if they haven't been back to the reserve in years.
- They are band councils that apply the Indian Act locally.
- The federal government is giving away part of its taxation authority to two British Columbia band councils.
- Jurisdictional issues between the federal, provincial and band council governments make accountability and following proper standards difficult.
- Like many traditionally minded First Nation people, he sees band councils as branches of the federal government.
- Band councils need to support their own people by hiring more Aboriginal lawyers.
Derivatives noun He has also taken temporary leave from his duties as a band councillor. Example sentencesExamples - Sewell, a band councillor defeated in the Dec. 11 elections, had seconded Irwin's nomination for chief.
- She was recognized as Ontario's first woman band councillor.
Definition of band council in US English: band councilnoun (in Canada) the elected government of a First Nations band, consisting of a chief and councilors. the Prime Minister promised to give band councils more power Example sentencesExamples - The federal government is giving away part of its taxation authority to two British Columbia band councils.
- Off-reserve Natives will soon have the right to vote in Band Council elections, even if they haven't been back to the reserve in years.
- The bid's board of directors includes representatives from the Mount Currie Band Council, Musqueam Nation, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation, whose territories will host the games.
- Like many traditionally minded First Nation people, he sees band councils as branches of the federal government.
- Cree band councils can pass a wide range of by-laws enforceable on these lands.
- The choice of which entity gets money for those services - be it Band Council or Native Friendship Centre - becomes a potentially divisive issue.
- Jurisdictional issues between the federal, provincial and band council governments make accountability and following proper standards difficult.
- They are band councils that apply the Indian Act locally.
- Band councils need to support their own people by hiring more Aboriginal lawyers.
- The Bear River Band Council also wanted to fish out of a few very small boats less than fifteen feet in length.
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