Social Science Native American Studies
A People's Dream
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2000
- Category
- Native American Studies, General, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774807999
- Publish Date
- Dec 2000
- List Price
- $34.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774840682
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $32.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774807982
- Publish Date
- Jul 2000
- List Price
- $95.00
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Description
In this provocative and passionate book, Dan Russell outlines the history of Aboriginal self-government in Canada. He compares it to that of the United States, where, for over 150 years, tribes have practised self-government -- domestic dependent nationhood. Russell provides specific examples of how those institutions of government operate, and eloquently explains, from an Aboriginal perspective, what his people hope to achieve through self-governing authority. After describing rights theory, Russell locates Aboriginal self-government as a cultural right, and illustrates how the entitlements of Aboriginal women, an Aboriginal ethic, and collective rights, which are protected by self-governance, may conflict with the Canadian Charter of Rights.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Daniel Russell is an Aboriginal lawyer who practises in Toronto.