Lament for a First Nation : the Williams treaties of Southern Ontario
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0774815132
ISBN 13
9780774815130
LCCN
KE7709.B53
DDC
342.7108
Category
Indigenous Law
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Publication Year
2009
Publisher
Pages
352
Abstract
"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." "Peggy J. Blair gives the Howard decision considerable context. She examines federal and provincial bickering over "special rights" for Aboriginal peoples and notes how Crown policies toward Indian rights changed as settlement pressures increased. 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."--Jacket
Description
Contents
History of the Williams Treaties First Nations -- Imperial crown policy -- A new crown policy -- Jurisdictional disputes -- Bureaucratic obstacles -- The push for a new treaty -- Differing perceptions -- The Howard case -- Analysis.
History of the Williams Treaties First Nations -- Imperial crown policy -- A new crown policy -- Jurisdictional disputes -- Bureaucratic obstacles -- The push for a new treaty -- Differing perceptions -- The Howard case -- Analysis.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-309) and index.
Number of Copies
1
