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There was a time when Six Nations of the Grand River were a force in Indigenous politics. Historically there is no question the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council set the pace for Indigenous politics in a growing Canadian political landscape and continues to exert its influence despite all hurdles both violent and administrative that have been put in their way. One of those hurdles as the imposition of the elected band council system, an elected administrative body answerable to Canada and who’s existence depends on Canada. Of course, their role had largely, in early days, been administrative but has moved over the decades to a both a political and administrative oversight one. As an elected body the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) had become a vocal forced in elected council politics from...