ISBN:
9780773558533
,
0773558535
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 286 pages
,
1 illustration
,
23 cm
Edition:
Third edition
DDC:
323.1197/071 F583f
Keywords:
Indians of North America Legal status, laws, etc
;
Indians of North America Government relations
;
Indians of North America Politics and government
;
Indians of North America ; Government relations
;
Indians of North America ; Legal status, laws, etc
;
Indians of North America ; Politics and government
;
Canada
;
Kanada
;
Indianer
;
Rechtsstellung
;
Kanada
;
Indigenes Volk
;
Politik
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
The Aboriginal orthodoxy -- We were here first -- What ever happened to civilization? -- The fiction of Aboriginal sovereignty -- Bands, tribes, or nations? -- The inherent problems of Aboriginal self-government -- In search of property -- Treaties, agreements, and land surrenders -- Making a living -- This octagon is a stop sign -- Update 2008.
Abstract:
"Over the last thirty years Canadian policy on aboriginal issues has come to be dominated by an ideology that sees aboriginal peoples as "nations" entitled to specific rights. Indians and Inuit now enjoy legal privileges that include the inherent right to self-government, collective property rights, immunity from taxation, hunting and fishing rights without legal limits, and free housing, education, and medical care. Underpinning these privileges is what Tom Flanagan describes as "aboriginal orthodoxy"--the belief that prior residence in North America is an entitlement to special treatment. Flanagan shows that this orthodoxy enriches a small elite of activists, politicians, administrators, and well-connected entrepreneurs, while bringing further misery to the very people it is supposed to help. Controversial and thought-provoking, First Nations? Second Thoughts dissects the prevailing ideology that determines public policy towards Canada's aboriginal peoples. Flanagan analyzes the developments of the last ten years, showing how a conflict of visions has led to a stalemate in aboriginal policy-making. He concludes that aboriginal success will be achieved not as the result of public policy changes in government but through the actions of the people themselves."--Résumé de l'éditeur
Note:
Comprend des références bibliographiques (pages 261-277) et un index
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