(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
band councilor
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 council
noun
(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.