Aboriginal Title In British Columbia : Delgamuukw v. the Queen
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0889821151
ISBN 13
9780889821156
LCCN
KEB529.L3A26
DDC
346.7110
Category
Indigenous Law
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Publication Year
1992
Publisher
Pages
330
Abstract
"This collection of essays covers a significant judgment in the history of British Columbia and land claims and aboriginal rights and title for the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en Indians." - Voila
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Contents
1. Judgment: Delgamuukw : a summary of the judgment / Peter T. Burns. Delgamuukw and the fiduciary duty of the Crown / E. Robert A. Edwards. The fiduciary obligations of the Crowm towards aboriginal peoples / Michael Hudson -- 2. The hereditary chiefs speak: The fire within us / Satsan (Herb George). Remove not the landmark / Miluulak (Alice Jeffrey). Deep within our spirit / Wigetimstochol (Dan Mitchell) -- 3. The historical dimension: The wisdom of the elders / Simon Baker. The place of Delgamuukw in British Columbia history and politics, and vice versa / Paul Tennant -- 4. The legal dimension: Canada on trial / Tom Sampson. A theory of aboriginal rights / Burton H. Kellock, Fiona C.M. Anderson. The legal basis of aboriginal title / Brian Slattery. It goes without saying : the doctrine of extinguishment by implication in Delgamuukw / Hamar Foster. "The general sense of things" : Delgamuukw and the courts / Bryan Schwartz. Litigating aborigional rights cases / Marvin R.V. Storrow, Michael J. Bryant. Lawand justice : a contradiction? / George Watts -- 5. The human dimension: It will always be the truth / Yagalahl (Dora Wilson). Fieldwork in Courtroom 53 : a witness to Delgamuuwk / Robin Ridington. Errors in Delgamuukw : an anthropological perspective / Michael Asch -- 6. The political dimension: Power, the law and constitution-making / Roland Pener. Our rights will not be forfeited / Ethel Blondin -- 7. The international dimension: Getting back to rights / Doug Sanders. Colonialism : the root of the problem / Donald Rojas. Understanding the power culrure / Tipene O'Regan. The road is long / Clayton H.W. Lee -- 8. A final comment: It doesn't matter what the judge said / Medig'm Gyamk (Neil Sterritt).
1. Judgment: Delgamuukw : a summary of the judgment / Peter T. Burns. Delgamuukw and the fiduciary duty of the Crown / E. Robert A. Edwards. The fiduciary obligations of the Crowm towards aboriginal peoples / Michael Hudson -- 2. The hereditary chiefs speak: The fire within us / Satsan (Herb George). Remove not the landmark / Miluulak (Alice Jeffrey). Deep within our spirit / Wigetimstochol (Dan Mitchell) -- 3. The historical dimension: The wisdom of the elders / Simon Baker. The place of Delgamuukw in British Columbia history and politics, and vice versa / Paul Tennant -- 4. The legal dimension: Canada on trial / Tom Sampson. A theory of aboriginal rights / Burton H. Kellock, Fiona C.M. Anderson. The legal basis of aboriginal title / Brian Slattery. It goes without saying : the doctrine of extinguishment by implication in Delgamuukw / Hamar Foster. "The general sense of things" : Delgamuukw and the courts / Bryan Schwartz. Litigating aborigional rights cases / Marvin R.V. Storrow, Michael J. Bryant. Lawand justice : a contradiction? / George Watts -- 5. The human dimension: It will always be the truth / Yagalahl (Dora Wilson). Fieldwork in Courtroom 53 : a witness to Delgamuuwk / Robin Ridington. Errors in Delgamuukw : an anthropological perspective / Michael Asch -- 6. The political dimension: Power, the law and constitution-making / Roland Pener. Our rights will not be forfeited / Ethel Blondin -- 7. The international dimension: Getting back to rights / Doug Sanders. Colonialism : the root of the problem / Donald Rojas. Understanding the power culrure / Tipene O'Regan. The road is long / Clayton H.W. Lee -- 8. A final comment: It doesn't matter what the judge said / Medig'm Gyamk (Neil Sterritt).
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
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