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Telling it to the judge : taking native history to court / Arthur J. Ray ; foreword by Jean Teillet ; introduction by Peter W. Hutchins.
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- ISBN: 9780773539525 (bound) :
- Physical Description: 260 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Taking fur trade history to court -- Roles and reversals of the historical researcher -- Defending traditional fisheries and harvesting rights -- Interpretation of a treaty : share or surrender? -- Witnessing on behalf of a forgotten people -- Defining Metis communities and customs -- Defending the aboriginal right to hunt -- "To educate the court." |
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| Subject: | Ray, Arthur J. Evidence, Expert > Canada. Native peoples > Legal status, laws, etc. > Canada. Native peoples > Canada > History. Native peoples > Canada > Claims. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Lansdowne Library | KE 7709 R39 2011 (Text) | 26040002982789 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Arthur Ray's extensive knowledge in the history of the fur trade and Native economic history brought him into the courts as an expert witness in the mid-1980s. For over twenty-five years he has been a part of landmark litigation concerning treaty rights,Aboriginal title, and Mâetis rights. In Telling It to the Judge, Ray recalls lengthy courtroom battles over lines of evidence, historical interpretation, and philosophies of history, reflecting on the problems inherent in teaching history in the adversarial courtroom setting."--pub. desc. - Baker & Taylor
"In 1973, the Supreme Court's historic Calder decision on the Nisga'a community's title suit in British Columbia launched the Native rights litigation era in Canada. Legal claims have raised questions with significant historical implications, such as, "What treaty rights have survived in various parts of Canada? What is the scope of Aboriginal title? Who are the Mâetis, where do they live, and what is the nature of their culture and their rights?" - Chicago Distribution CenterArthur Ray's extensive knowledge in the history of the fur trade and Native economic history brought him into the courts as an expert witness in the mid-1980s. For over twenty-five years he has been a part of landmark litigation concerning treaty rights, Aboriginal title, and Métis rights. In Telling It to the Judge, Ray recalls lengthy courtroom battles over lines of evidence, historical interpretation, and philosophies of history, reflecting on the problems inherent in teaching history in the adversarial courtroom setting. Told with charm and based on extensive experience, Telling It to the Judge is a unique narrative of courtroom strategy in the effort to obtain constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and treaty rights.
- McGill Queens Univ PrArthur Ray's extensive knowledge in the history of the fur trade and Native economic history brought him into the courts as an expert witness in the mid-1980s. For over twenty-five years he has been a part of landmark litigation concerning treaty rights, Aboriginal title, and Métis rights. In Telling It to the Judge, Ray recalls lengthy courtroom battles over lines of evidence, historical interpretation, and philosophies of history, reflecting on the problems inherent in teaching history in the adversarial courtroom setting. Told with charm and based on extensive experience, Telling It to the Judge is a unique narrative of courtroom strategy in the effort to obtain constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and treaty rights.
- McGill Queens Univ PrIn 1973, the Supreme Court's historic Calder decision on the Nisga'a community's title suit in British Columbia launched the Native rights litigation era in Canada. Legal claims have raised questions with significant historical implications, such as, "What treaty rights have survived in various parts of Canada? What is the scope of Aboriginal title? Who are the Métis, where do they live, and what is the nature of their culture and their rights?"
