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category: Social Science
published: Dec 2000
ISBN:9780774807999
publisher: UBC Press

A People's Dream

Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada

by Dan Russell

tagged: native american studies
Description

In this provocative and passionate book, Dan Russell outlines the history of Aboriginal self-government in Canada. He compares it to that of the United States, where, for over 150 years, tribes have practised self-government -- domestic dependent nationhood. Russell provides specific examples of how those institutions of government operate, and eloquently explains, from an Aboriginal perspective, what his people hope to achieve through self-governing authority. After describing rights theory, Russell locates Aboriginal self-government as a cultural right, and illustrates how the entitlements of Aboriginal women, an Aboriginal ethic, and collective rights, which are protected by self-governance, may conflict with the Canadian Charter of Rights.

About the Author

Dan Russell

Contributor Notes

Daniel Russell is an Aboriginal lawyer who practises in Toronto.

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