Indian Treaties and Surrenders, from 1680 [to 1903].: Treaties 1-138

Indian Treaties and Surrenders, from 1680 [to 1903].: Treaties 1-138
Author: Canada
Publisher: Saskatoon : Fifth House
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1992
Genre: Indians of North America
ISBN:

These volumes are a reference series for anyone interested in the history of agreements between Indians and the Crown. It is the only complete collection of the actual texts of all pre-Confederation treaties, land cessions, numbered treaties, and surrenders relating to land and governance to 1902. Documents are arranged chronologically. The index to the documents in all three volumes, contained in volume 1 is arranged alphabetically by First Nation, township, and the name of the Crown's representative in the transaction.

Recovering Canada

Recovering Canada
Author: John Borrows
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 477
Release: 2017-06-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1487516754

Canada is covered by a system of law and governance that largely obscures and ignores the presence of pre-existing Indigenous regimes. Indigenous law, however, has continuing relevance for both Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state. In his in-depth examination of the continued existence and application of Indigenous legal values, John Borrows suggests how First Nations laws could be applied by Canadian courts, and tempers this by pointing out the many difficulties that would occur if the courts attempted to follow such an approach. By contrasting and comparing Aboriginal stories and Canadian case law, and interweaving political commentary, Borrows argues that there is a better way to constitute Aboriginal / Crown relations in Canada. He suggests that the application of Indigenous legal perspectives to a broad spectrum of issues that confront us as humans will help Canada recover from its colonial past, and help Indigenous people recover their country. Borrows concludes by demonstrating how Indigenous peoples' law could be more fully and consciously integrated with Canadian law to produce a society where two world views can co-exist and a different vision of the Canadian constitution and citizenship can be created.

Aboriginal Title and Indigenous Peoples

Aboriginal Title and Indigenous Peoples
Author: Louis A. Knafla
Publisher: UBC Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0774859296

Delgamuukw. Mabo. Ngati Apa. Recent cases have created a framework for litigating Aboriginal title in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The distinguished group of scholars whose work is showcased here, however, shows that our understanding of where the concept of Aboriginal title came from – and where it may be going – can also be enhanced by exploring legal developments in these former British colonies in a comparative, multidisciplinary framework. This path-breaking book offers a perspective on Aboriginal title that extends beyond national borders to consider similar developments in common law countries.