The Quest for Justice: Aboriginal Peoples and Aboriginal RightsMenno Boldt, J. Anthony Long University of Toronto Press, 1985 M12 15 - 463 páginas This collection of many voices develops more deeply and exhaustively the issues raised in the editors’ earlier volume, Pathways to Self-Determination. It contains some twenty-three papers from representatives of the aboriginal people’s organizations, of governments, and of a variety of academic disciplines, along with introductions and an epilogue by the editors and appendices of the key constitutional documents from 1763. The contributors represent a broad cross-section of tribal, geographic, and organizational perspectives. They discuss constitutional questions such as land rights, the concerns of Metis, non-status Indians, and Inuit; and native rights in broad contexts – historical, legal/constitutional, political, regional, and international. The issue of aboriginal rights and of what these rights mean in terms of land and sovereignty has become increasingly important on the Canadian political agenda. The constitutional conferences between government and aboriginal peoples have revealed the gulf between what each side means by aboriginal rights: for the Indians these rights are meaningless without sovereign self-government, an idea the federal and provincial governments are not willing to entertain. Somewhere in the middle lies the concept of nationhood status. Ultimately, the aboriginal peoples are asking for justice from the dominant society around them; if it is denied or felt to be denied, the editors conclude, the consequences for the Canadian self-concept would be costly and debilitating. The twenty-four contributors provide a find guide to this profound and complex problem, whose solution depends on our understanding and our political wisdom. |
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... Law 292 RUDOLPH RYSER Fourth World Wars : Indigenous Nationalism and the Emerging New International Political Order 304 ... Constitution Act , 1982 , Pertaining to Aboriginal Peoples 363 The Quest for Justice Aboriginal Peoples and ...
... constitutional negotiations on aboriginal rights and self-government. The ... constitution. Specific forms and jurisdictions of Indian governments would ... Act of 1912, however, a number of Inuit residing in the James Bay area were ...
... Constitution Act , 1982 , was proclaimed , aboriginal peoples were elevated to a special constitutional status ; their existing aboriginal rights were recognized and affirmed . Moreover , the constitution guaran- teed an ongoing forum ...
... Act , had denied Indian status to Lovelace because she married a non - Indian . For this action the Human Rights ... Constitution Act , 1982 . The significance of that event lies not so much in any major shift in government policy , but ...
... Constitution Act , 1867 , established Canada as a nation . The act sets out the division of powers between the provinces and the federal government . Section 91 ( 24 ) of the act gives jurisdiction over Indians and lands reserved for ...
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BRIAN SLATTERY | 114 |
SALLY WEAVER | 139 |
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU | 148 |
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE BRIAN MULRONEY | 157 |
MENNO BOLDT AND J ANTHONY LONG | 165 |
Introduction | 183 |
WILLIAM B HENDERSON | 221 |
THOMAS FLANAGAN | 230 |
Peoples | 363 |
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The Quest for Justice: Aboriginal Peoples and Aboriginal Rights Menno Boldt,J. Anthony Long,Leroy Little Bear Vista previa limitada - 1985 |
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