Lament for a First Nation: The Williams Treaties of Southern Ontario Contributor(s): Blair, Peggy J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774815124 ISBN-13: 9780774815123 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Constitutional - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Law | Indigenous Peoples |
Dewey: 342.710 |
LCCN: 2008431042 |
Series: Law and Society (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 352 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In a 1994 decision known as Howard, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the Aboriginal signatories to the 1923 Williams Treaties had knowingly given up not only their title to off-reserve lands but also their treaty rights to hunt and fish for food. No other First Nations in Canada have ever been found to have willingly surrendered similar rights. Blair argues that the Canadian courts caused a serious injustice by applying erroneous cultural assumptions in their interpretation of the evidence. In particular, they confused provincial government policy, which has historically favoured public over special rights, with the understanding of the parties at the time. |