Voters will be going to the ballot box in several Naut’sa mawt tribal Council nations this fall.

On Sept. 17, Tsawwassen First Nation held its first elections since the new nation proclaimed its constitution and bylaws earlier this year.

At Snaw-naw-As (Nanoose) nominations will be held in October for the November elections. The chief and four councillors will be up for re-election.

The positions of chief and five councillors at Snuneymuxw will be open for nominations in October with voting taking place in December. Snuneymuxw has had its own voting code since 2002. In 2011, five other council seats will be up for re-election.

At Malahat, nominations for chief and two council members will be held before the January elections.

Meanwhile the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada web pages that give details on First Nations still shows some outdated information on NmTC nations. Tsawwassen, for example, formally celebrated nationhood last Spring. One of its first act was passing Tsawwassen First Nation Election Act. While the first elections under the act will take place this fall, the INAC website still shows TFN’s elections as being held under Section 10 of the Indian Act by Band Election System with next elections scheduled for 2011.