Aboriginal rights claims and the making and remaking of history / Arthur J. Ray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ray, Arthur J., author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 87.

McGill-Queen's Native and northern series ; 87

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Claims--History--20th century.

Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc--History--20th century.

Indigenous peoples--Government policy--History--20th century.

Indigenous peoples--Colonization--History--20th century.

Indigenous peoples--History--20th century.

History.

Colonization.

Indigenous peoples--Government policy.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indigenous peoples--Claims.

Great Britain--Colonies--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Colonies.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"The forums that were established during the second half of the twentieth century to address Aboriginal land claims have led to a particular way of engaging with and presenting Aboriginal, colonial, and national histories. The history that comes out of these land claim forums is often attacked for being "presentist": interpreting historical actions and actors through the lens of present day values, practices, and concerns. In Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History, a comparative study encompassing five former British colonies (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States), Arthur Ray examines how claims-oriented research is framed by existing Indigenous rights law and claims legislation and how, in turn, it has influenced the development of laws and legislation. Ray also explores the ways in which the procedures and settings for claims adjudication--the courtroom, claims commissions, and the Waitangi Tribunal--have influenced the use of historical evidence, stimulated scholarly debates about the cultural/historical experiences of Indigenous people at the time of European contact and afterward, and have provoked reactions from politicians and scholars. While giving serious consideration to the arguments of presentism and the problems that overly presentist histories can create, Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History provides Aboriginal, academic, and legal communities with an essential perspective on how history is used in the Aboriginal claims process."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Taking Indigenous Peoples' Lands 3

2 The United States Indian Claims Commission 29

3 Litigating and Negotiating Native Title and Treaty Rights in Canada 67

4 Anthropologists, Historians, and the Title Claims of Aborigines in Australia 105

5 The Waitangi Tribunal and New Zealand History 143

6 Redressing Race-Based Dispossessions in South Africa 173

7 The Métis in Court: Problems of Discrimination, Identity, and Community 207

8 Courts, Commissions, and Tribunals as Forums for Interpreting and Making History 242.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Ray, Arthur J., 1941-, author. Aboriginal rights claims and the making and remaking of history.

ISBN:

9780773547421

0773547428

9780773547438

0773547436

OCLC:

932386800