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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... native peoples in the South , we in the North should be thankful for this lack of interest on the government's part . Our historical experience leads us to take a slightly different approach to the current discussions on aboriginal ...
... native groups , we are in a majority in our region , and will likely remain so for a long time to come . This gives us options that other native groups do not have . If we cannot secure our political rights through the land claims ...
... Native Peoples in the Constitution of Canada , ' was added to the constitutional agenda . After a meeting with Prime Minister Clark , Chief Noel Starblanket of the NIB , in a letter dated 2 October 1979 , summarized their negotiations ...
... native peoples ' item took place I have been unable to determine . The prime minister sent a letter to Chief Starblanket on 11 August 1980 defining the general item of ' native peoples ' as it stood in the constitution to mean ...
... native peoples themselves did not accept it . On the federal side , there are reports that the Prime Minister was surprised to see it missing when the proposals drawn up by the provinces were placed before him - but that he shrugged and ...
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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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