Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents xi
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. Foreword xv
5. Introduction 3
6. Address by the Governor General of Canada 7
7. Address by the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development 10
8. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 and the Aboriginal Constitution 14
9. The Proclamation of 1763: Indian Country Origins and American Impacts 33
10. The Aboriginal Charter of Rights: The Royal Proclamation of 1763 and the Constitution of Canada 49
11. The Impact of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 on Quebec: Then and Now 69
12. Canada’s Historic Treaties 81
13. Negotiation and Implementation of Modern Treaties Between Aboriginal Peoples and the Crown in Right of Canada 105
14. The 1998 Nisga’s Treaty 138
15. Cree Experience With Treaty Implementation 153
16. The Alaska and Canadian Land Claim Settlements 173
17. In Conclusion 194
18. Appendices
19. The Royal Proclamation of 7 October 1763 201
20. The 1913 Nishga Nation Petition to His Majesty’s Privy Council 207
21. Notes 217
22. Bibliography 245
23. Contributors 261
24. Index 265