How are we going to move forward with culture when we have members from other communities colonizing us from within? For example, non band members claiming Hereditary Chief and, on the election, ballot.

Currently the Indian Act allows or anyone to run for Chief. This is remnants of an old practice where governments would use the Indian Act to put Indian Agents in charge of nations as Chief.

With a Treaty, only K’ómoks Members who are enrolled under the Treaty will be allowed to run for office.