Canada, Indigenous Peoples, First Nations, Métis 

"Presents a comprehensive analysis of the politics, policy and law of constitutional reform with respect to the aboriginal peoples of Canada since the patriation of the Canadian Constitution." - Voila 

Contents

Part One -- I. Individuals, groups and Canadian statecraft -- Part Two: The March '83 First Ministers' Conference, process and issues -- II. The preparatory stage -- III. The March '83 conference -- IV. Statements of principles -- V. The Constitutional Amendment with respect to ongoing process -- VI. Consent to Constitutional Amendments -- VII. Consultation on Constitutional Amendments with respect to aboriginal rights matters -- VIII. Modern land claims agreements -- IX. The creation of new provinces -- Part Three: The March '84 First Ministers' Conference, process and issues -- X. The 1983-84 process and conference -- XI. Federal-provincial problems and aboriginal peoples -- XII. Federal responsibility for Indians -- XIII. Provincial responsibility for Indians -- XIV. Funding of Indian First Nation governments -- XV. Fiscal responsibility and the s.37 process -- XVI. The Métis and Section 91(24): policy aspects -- XVII. The Métis and Section 91(24): legal history -- XVIII. Entrenchment of jurisdicion of aboriginal governments in the Constitution of Canada; the 1984 federal proposal -- XIX. Unilateral federal action to amend the Constitution of Canada -- XX. Ordinary legislation -- XXI. The treaty making process -- Part Four : The April '85 First Ministers' Conferences, process and issues -- XXII. The April '85 process and conference -- XXIII. The amendments on sexual equality -- XXIV. Unstarted business: two approaches to defining s.35 -- "what's in the box?" and "what kind of box" -- XXV. The application of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to aboriginal governments. 

Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-430).