THE ASSOCIATION OF IROQUOIS AND ALLIED INDIANS

Published purpose

Through this project, the organization will research, pilot and build the laws, institutions and capcity necessary to implement traditional legal concepts among Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians member First Nations. A full-time researcher will study and report on the traditional laws and law-making processes of the Lenape, Mohawk, Oneida, and Anishinaabe nations. In phase two of the project, Batchewana First Nation and Eelünaapéewi Lahkéewiit (Delaware First Nation) will participate in a pilot project to reestablish law-making institutions and begin the process of developing laws. The project will create the necessary capacity and community support for participating nations to maintain their law-making institutions in a sustainable manner.