Battle Grounds: The Canadian Military and Aboriginal Lands Contributor(s): Lackenbauer, P. Whitney (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774813156 ISBN-13: 9780774813150 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General |
Dewey: 323.119 |
Series: Studies in Canadian Military History |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.45" W x 9.03" (1.44 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Base closures, use of airspace for weapons testing and low-level flying, environmental awareness, and Aboriginal land claims have focused attention in recent years on the use of Native lands for military training. But is the military's interest in Aboriginal lands new? Battle Grounds analyzes a century of government-Aboriginal interaction and negotiation to explore how the Canadian military came to use Aboriginal lands for training. It examines what the process reveals about the larger and evolving relationship between governments and Aboriginal communities and how increasing Aboriginal assertiveness and activism have affected the issue. |