| disappr. | perks doled out to secure votes | плюшки для избирателей ("I lived beside a reserve for many years and had a few friends from there. I heard lots of complaints about corruption, grift and a lack of democracy. They had lots of money but it was not spent wisely and there was no oversight." "Exactly. And many of the band councils are rife with nepotism. In fact those who end up in charge depends on the size of the families, number of cousins etc." "Yup. The reserve near us had only about 100 members and elections were always about one prominent family against another. It usually came down to a few votes. Lots of money and perks were doled out to secure votes and win elections. Very sad." (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |