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MEDIA INDIGENA 208

Added 2020-05-10 23:57:50 +0000 UTC

Election vexation / MI 208

ON THIS WEEK'S INDIGENOUS ROUNDTABLE:

21st century voting, 19th century colonialism. An Ontario First Nation feels frustrated by the fact that, just weeks away from its June election, it still hasn’t got the green light from Indigenous Services Canada to hold their own vote under their own rules. Rules that include on-line voting, a system they say is critical amid concerns of COVID-19.

Joining host/producer Rick Harp to discuss the delay and whether turning democracy digital in Indian Country is a good thing or not are Ken Williams, assistant professor with the University of Alberta’s department of drama, and Brock Pitawanakwat, Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies at York University.

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LINKS CONSULTED / REFERENCED THIS EPISODE:

• First Nation wants online voting approved The Sudbury Star

• "Aboriginality: The Corbiere Decision" CBC Radio [starts around 00:30]

• Corbiere v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) Supreme Court of Canada

• More than 30 states offer online voting, but experts warn it isn’t secure Washington Post [May 2016]

• States Expand Internet Voting Experiments Amid Pandemic, Raising Security Fears NPR

• N.W.T. to be 1st province or territory to use online voting in general election CBC North

• Seattle area election puts mobile, online voting to its first big test in the U.S. Fortune

• "All-Mail Elections (aka Vote-By-Mail)" National Conference of State Legislatures

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