Social Science Native American Studies
Ghost Dancing with Colonialism
Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2011
- Category
- Native American Studies, General, Indigenous Peoples
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774818872
- Publish Date
- Oct 2011
- List Price
- $87.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774818889
- Publish Date
- Feb 2012
- List Price
- $34.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774818896
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
Some assume that Canada earned a place among postcolonial states in 1982 when it took charge of its Constitution. Yet despite the formal recognition accorded to Aboriginal and treaty rights at that time, Indigenous peoples continue to argue that they are still being colonized. Grace Woo assesses this allegation using a binary model that distinguishes colonial from postcolonial legality. She argues that two legal paradigms governed the expansion of the British Empire, one based on popular consent, the other on conquest and the power to command. Ghost Dancing with Colonialism casts explanatory light on ongoing tensions between Canada and Indigenous peoples.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Grace Li Xiu Woo is a retired member of the Law Society of British Columbia. She has taught in the Program of Legal Studies for Native People at the University of Saskatchewan.