A People's Dream
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada
Description
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 practised
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.