First nations? : second thoughts / Tom Flanagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flanagan, Thomas, 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Government relations.

Indigenous peoples--Politics and government.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 286 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Over the last thirty years Canadian policy on aboriginal issues has come to be dominated by an ideology that sees aboriginal peoples as "nations" entitled to specific rights. Indians and Inuit now enjoy legal privileges that include the inherent right to self-government, collective property rights, immunity from taxation, hunting and fishing rights without legal limits, and free housing, education, and medical care. Underpinning these privileges is what Tom Flanagan describes as "aboriginal orthodoxy"--the belief that prior residence in North America is an entitlement to special treatment. Flanagan shows that this orthodoxy enriches a small elite of activists, politicians, administrators, and well-connected entrepreneurs, while bringing further misery to the very people it is supposed to help. Controversial and thought-provoking, First Nations? Second Thoughts dissects the prevailing ideology that determines public policy towards Canada's aboriginal peoples. Flanagan analyzes the developments of the last ten years, showing how a conflict of visions has led to a stalemate in aboriginal policy-making. He concludes that aboriginal success will be achieved not as the result of public policy changes in government but through the actions of the people themselves."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Aboriginal orthodoxy

We were here first

What ever happened to civilization?

The fiction of Aboriginal sovereignty

Bands, tribes, or nations?

The inherent problems of Aboriginal self-government

In search of property

Treaties, agreements, and land surrenders

Making a living

This octagon is a stop sign

Update 2008.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Flanagan, Thomas, 1944- First nations? second thoughts.

ISBN:

9780773558557

0773558551

9780773558540

0773558543

OCLC:

1111685898