
Aboriginal Rights and Self-Government
The Canadian and Mexican Experience in North American Perspective
McGill-Queen's University Press
Published on 7. February 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-7735-1885-8 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of essays is a timely exploration of the progress of Aboriginal rights movements in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Contributors compare the situations in Canada and Mexico, in both of which demands by Aboriginal people for political autonomy and sovereignty are increasing, and explore why there is little corresponding activity in the United States. The essays address problems of constructing new political arrangements, practical questions about the viability of multiple governments within one political system, and epistemological questions about recognizing and understanding the "other." Contents One Continent, Three Styles: The Canadian Experience in North American Perspective -- Juan D. Lindau and Curtis Cook; A Just Relationship Between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Peoples of Canada -- James Tully (University of Victoria); Indigenous Movements and Politics in Mexico and Latin America -- Rodolfo Stavenhagen (Colegio de Mexico); Rights and Self-Government for Canada?s Aboriginal Peoples -- C.E.S. Franks (Queen's); Liberalism's Last Stand: Aboriginal Sovereignty and Minority Rights -- Dale Turner (Dartmouth); First Nations and the Derivation of Canada's Underlying Title: Comparing Perspectives on Legal Ideology -- Michael Asch; Quebec?s Conceptions of Aboriginal Rights -- Andree Lajoie, Hugues Melacon, Guy Rocher (Universite de Montreal) and Richard Janda (McGill), The Revolution of the New Commons -- Gustavo Esteva (Instituto de la Naturaleza y la Sociedad de Oaxaca); Indian Policy: Canada and the United States Compared -- C.E.S. Franks.
Reviews / Votes
"This collection of essays provides insight into the wide range of approaches being taken toward Aboriginal self-government and self-determination. By offering the comparative North American perspective, Aboriginal Rights and Self-Government is at the forefront of academic debate as well as current political developments in the Aboriginal community." Kathy Brock, Department of Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University.More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
530 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7735-1885-8 (9780773518858)
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The Canadian and Mexican Experience in North American Perspective
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Content
Contents One Continent, Contrasting Styles: The Canadian Experience in North American Perspective -- Juan D. Lindau and Curtis Cook A Just Relationship Between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Peoples of Canada -- James Tully (University of Victoria) Indigenous Movements and Politics in Mexico and Latin America -- Rodolfo Stavenhagen (Colegio de Mexico) Rights and Self-Government for Canada's Aboriginal Peoples -- C.E.S. Franks (Queen's) Liberalism's Last Stand: Aboriginal Sovereignty and Minority Rights -- Dale Turner (Dartmouth) First Nations and the Derivation of Canada's Underlying Title: Comparing Perspectives on Legal Ideology -- Michael Asch Quebec's Conceptions of Aboriginal Rights -- Andree Lajoie, Hugues Melacon, Guy Rocher (Universite de Montreal) and Richard Janda (McGill) The Revolution of the New Commons -- Gustavo Esteva (Instituto de la Naturaleza y la Sociedad de Oaxaca) Indian Policy: Canada and the United States Compared -- C.E.S. Franks.