A People's Dream: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada
by Dan Russell

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In this provocative and passionate book, Dan Russell outlines the history of Aboriginal self-government in Canada. He compares it to that of the United States, where, for over 150 years, tribes have practiced self-government -- domestic dependent nationhood. Russell provides specific examples of how those institutions of government operate, and eloquently explains, from an Aboriginal perspective, what his people hope to achieve through self-governing authority.

After describing rights theory, Russell locates Aboriginal self-government as a cultural right, and illustrates how the entitlements of Aboriginal women, an Aboriginal ethic, and collective rights, which are protected by self-governance, may conflict with the Canadian Charter of Rights.

A People's Dream is a persuasive examination of how treaty-making in Canada, in particular the 1998 Nisga’a Treaty, has been used as a tool for achieving self-government, but why this approach should be avoided. As well, Russell examines recommendations by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and provides an enlightening comparison of those recommendations with the terms of the 1992 Charlottetown Accord.

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ISBN-10:	0774807997
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780774807999
Author:	Dan Russell
Publisher:	UBC Press Vancouver
Publication Date:	2000
Pages:	258 pp
Size/Dimensions:	6 x 9
Binding:	Paperback

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A People's Dream: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canadaby Dan Russell

A People's Dream: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada
by Dan Russell