Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the Third Editon vii
4. Preface to the Second Edition xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. The Aboriginal Orthodoxy 3
7. We Were Here First 11
8. What Ever Happened to Civilization? 27
9. The Fiction of Aboriginal Sovereignty 48
10. Bands, Tribes, or Nations? 67
11. The Inherent Problems of Aboriginal Self-Government 89
12. In Search of Property 113
13. Treaties, Agreements, and Land Surrenders 134
14. Making a Living 166
15. This Octagon Is a Stop Sign 192
16. Update 2008 199
17. Notes 235
18. References 261
19. Index 279