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The article presents a reprint of Patricia Monture's article on the Indian and Northern Affairs of Canada's initiative to reform the Indian Act (IA) in 2001, which was published in the summer 2002 issue of the magazine. Topics mentioned include the First Nations governance, the areas of focus of the consultation process for the initiative including accountability and elections, and the consequences of the disenfranchising qualities of the IA for Aboriginal women.

The article looks at the 2015 Canadian election, focusing on the contest between Niki Ashton of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and Rebecca Chartrand of the Liberal Party in the Churchill-Keewatinook Aski district in Manitoba. It notes Chartrand is from an Indigenous Canadian community and has been involved in political issues including the large number of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

The article discusses the importance of the First Nation vote on the upcoming federal election in Canada. Topics discussed include the bearing of the indigenous vote, how the indigenous people in Canada were only acknowledged in 1969, and why the indigenous people should consider registering to vote and be part of making history.

The article reports that as a result of a failure in fibreoptic communications cable north of Matagami, Quebec on July 15, 2013, the results from the first turn of the 2013 Grand Council Elections were delayed by over 12 hours, as it affected all communications system in the area.

The article reports that no Grand Chief or Deputy Grand Chief were named at the first turn of the 2013 Grand Council elections as no candidate was able to secure the required 50 percent plus one absolute majority needed to win.