Includes bibliographical references.

The nature of aboriginal title / Brian Slattery -- Probable effects: Practical construction of new legislation / John L. Howard -- Aboriginal title as a constitutionally protected property right / Kent McNeil -- Solution or problem? / Geoff Plant & Melvin H. Smith -- Converting the communal aboriginal interest into private property: Sarnia, Osoyoos, the Nisga'a treaty and other recent developments / Jack Woodward -- What my elders taught me: oral traditions as evidence in aboriginal litigation / Alexander von Gernet -- An overview of treaty negotiations before and after Delgamuukw / Alec C. Robertson -- Delgamuukw and diplomacy: first nations and municipalities in British Columbia / Paul Tennant -- Community, resource rents and tenure / Bud Smith -- Land claim settlements: who should pay, Ottawa or Victoria? / Melvin H. Smith -- The effect upon Alberta land claims / Tom Flanagan -- Interpretation of the Prairie treaties / Norman Zlotkin --

Will Delgamuukw eclipse the Prairie sun? implications for the Prairie treaties / Kenneth J. Tyler -- Take your time and do it right: Delgamuukw, self-government rights and the pragmatics of advocacy / Kerry Wilkins -- The spirit of Delgamuukw and aboriginal oral traditions in Ontario / David T. McNab -- An invaluable lever for Quebec's aboriginal communities / Claude Bachand -- National implications and potential effects in Quebec / Paul Joffe -- The impact of Delgamuukw guidelines in Altantic Canada / James (Sakej) Youngblood Henderson -- The impact in Newfoundland and Labrador / Adrian Tanner -- Rights and wrongs: finding a just middle ground in land claim disputes / Don Cayo -- Costs and coase / Owen Lippert -- Questions of compensation: an overview of economic impacts / J. Keith Lowes -- Compensation after Delgamuukw: Aboriginal title's inescapable economic component / Michael J. McDonald and Thomas Lutes -- Potential impact on forestry / Robert C. Strother --

Potential impact on mining / Ken Sumanik -- The public opinion landscape / Darrell Bricker -- Fundamental principles of treaty making / Gordon Gibson -- The road ahead: negotiation or litigation / Patrick Monahan -- A conversation after dinner / Gordon Gibson and Satasan (Chief Herb George).