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Social Science Native American Studies

Ghost Dancing with Colonialism

Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada

by (author) Grace Li Xiu Woo

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2011
Category
Native American Studies, General, Indigenous Peoples
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774818872
    Publish Date
    Oct 2011
    List Price
    $87.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774818889
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $34.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774818896
    Publish Date
    Sep 2011
    List Price
    $34.95

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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.

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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.