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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ray, Arthur J.
- Series:
- McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 65.
- McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 65
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ray, Arthur J.
- Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc--Canada.
- Indians of North America.
- Evidence, Expert--Canada.
- Evidence, Expert.
- Historians--Canada--Biography.
- Historians.
- Evidence, Expert--Canada--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (303 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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 Metis, where do they live, and what is the nature of their culture and their rights?".
- Contents:
- 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."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-251) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-7735-8648-2
- 0-7735-8647-4
- OCLC:
- 806255209
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