Justice for natives : searching for common ground

Morrison, Andrea P., 1961- (Added Author). Cotler, I. (Irwin), 1940- (Added Author).

Summary: A collection of thirty-five essays and stories, Justice for Natives came together around the Oka crisis between Native people in Quebec and the government. Against the backdrop of this deep-rooted conflict, Native elders and leaders, provincial and federal government representatives, leading academics, lawyers, and judges from across Canada and the United States joined to explore various aspects of Native peoples' struggle for justice and to search for solutions.

Record details

ISBN: 077351645X (pbk.)
ISBN: 0773516352 (bound)
Physical Description: xii, 333 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
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Publisher: Montreal, PQ ; Buffalo, NY : Published for InterAmicus, McGill University, Faculty of Law by McGill-Queen's University Press, c1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes some text in French. Edited papers from three conferences held at McGill University, Faculty of Law in 1990, 1991, and 1992.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Medicine wheel -- Photos -- Introduction -- 1990 Conflict, self-determination and Native peoples: searching for common ground -- Native women and the Indian Act: the struggle for justice (The Robert S. Litvack Memorial Award) -- Native self-determinatin and justice -- Aboriginal title and land claims -- Self-determination in the national and international context -- Lessons from Oka: forging a better relationship -- The path to crisis: origins of conflict -- The current picture: progress or impasse? -- Ways forward: the search for just solutions -- Justice for Natives? -- Legal issues: continuing relations -- Models for change.