SURVEY ON ALGONQUIN
CITIZENSHIP RESULTS #2
Compiled by - Randy Malcolm
This second survey is being used to help decide who will be an Algonquin.
NOTE - This survey will be used to help
develop a draft citizenship/beneficiary law, and was sent to all
Algonquins who are at least of one-eighth (1/8) Algonquin blood
descent from known Algonquins of that part of Algonquin Territory
in present day Ontario. It is not intended to affect the rights
of other Algonquins.
Definitions:
Beneficiary - A person
who will receive benefits from the treaty.
Citizenship - Is all of
the citizens who will be considered part of the Algonquin Nation.
Blood Quantum - A
determined level of blood, a blood cut off such as one-eighth.
Descent - One of your
ancestors is Algonquin.
Questions and Responses-
1 a) Should there be a
Blood Quantum cut off?
Total answers - 757
YES - 309 or 41%
NO - 424 or 56%
NA - 24 or 3%
1 b) If "YES"
what amount?
Total answers - 309
1/2 - 5 or 2%
1/4 - 37 or 12%
1/8 - 29 or 9%
1/16 - 154 or 50%
1/32 - 35 or 11%
1/64 - 49 or 16%
77% said that the cut
off should be 1/16 or lower.
22% said it should be 1/8 or higher.
1c) No blood cut off
(Descent only).
Total answers - 757
YES - 446 or 59%
NO - 193 or 26%
NA - 118 or 16%
2a) Who should be
considered for Citizenship?
Total answers - 757
Please check off as many as you agree
with:
a) Only Algonquins - 487 or 64%
(?)Only Algonquins - 156 or 21% - these responses checked only
this choice.
(?)Only Algonquins - 331 or 44% - these responses checked other
areas.
b) Legal Spouses - 562 or 74%
c) Common law Spouses - 294 or 39%
d) Traditional Marriage - 421 or
56%
e) Legal Adoption - 417 or 55%
f) Traditional Adoption - 324 or 43%
g) Community Acceptance - 210 or 28%
h) Other - 64 or 9%
2 b) If other people are to be
considered for Citizenship, who do not have an Algonquin blood
line, should they have limited rights?
Total answers - 757
YES - 452 or 60%
NO - 269 or 36%
NA - 36 or 5%
2c) If "YES",
give examples.
There were many answers given, but the
majority stated limited rights and I will be giving an accurate
account at a later date. RM.
2d) If other people are to be
considered for Citizenship, should they vote on the Algonquin
Treaty?
Total answers - 757
YES - 173 or 23%
NO - 573 or 76%
NA - 11 or l%
3) Should citizens of the
Algonquin Nation, who are also connected to another aboriginal
nation, benefit from more than one land claim?
Total answers - 757
YES - 175 or 23%
NO - 574 or 76%
NA - 7 or 1%
End of survey-
Number of surveys sent - 2932
Number of surveys returned 757
Status-573 Non-Status - 2359
Status - 51 Non-Status - 706
Actual sent 2853
Actual return 757
79 - returned -Wrong address.
7 - not filled in
7 - spoiled
14 - not on list
Total bad returns - 107
Percent of returns:
Status - 9%
Non-Status - 30%
Unknown - 1%
Total Percent of returns - 28%
Page created by: muckwa
Changes last made on: Thursday April 4, 6:11 pm 2001