| Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future: The Legacy of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Contributor(s): Graham, Katherine (Editor), Newhouse, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0887559174 ISBN-13: 9780887559174 Publisher: University of Manitoba Press OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 6" W x 9" (1.96 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future looks to both the past and the future as it examines the foundational work of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) and the legacy of its 1996 report. It assesses the Commission's influence on subsequent milestones in Indigenous-Canada relations and considers our prospects for a constructive future. RCAP's five-year examination of the relationships of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples to Canada and to non-Indigenous Canadians resulted in a new vision for Canada and provided 440 specific recommendations, many of which informed the subsequent work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). Considered too radical and difficult to implement, RCAP's recommendations were largely ignored, but the TRC reiterates that longstanding inequalities and imbalances in Canada's relationship with Indigenous peoples remain and quite literally calls us to action. With reflections on RCAP's legacy by its co-chairs, leaders of national Indigenous organizations and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and leading academics and activists, this collection refocuses our attention on the groundbreaking work already performed by RCAP. Organized thematically, it explores avenues by which we may establish a new relationship, build healthy and powerful communities, engage citizens, and move to action. |
