Tribal Philosophies and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Political and Philosophical Perspectives on Aboriginal Rights by Indians, Metis, and Inuit Leaders
6. Introduction 17
7. Traditional Native Philosophies Relating to Aboriginal Rights 19
8. Aboriginal Title and Aboriginal Rights: The Impossible and Unnecessary Task of Identification and Definition 24
9. A Treatise on the Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of the Continent of North America 31
10. Identification and Definition of Our Treaty and Aboriginal Rights 41
11. The Inuit Perspective on Aboriginal Rights 47
12. Aboriginal Rights and Land Issues: The Metis Perspective 54
13. Aboriginal Rights: The Non-status Indian Perspective 62
14. 2 Aboriginal Rights in the Constitutional and Policy-Making Processes
15. Introduction 71
16. Aboriginal Rights in the Constitutional Process 73
17. An Alberta Perspective on Aboriginal Peoples and the Constitution 83
18. The Hidden Constitution: Aboriginal Rights in Canada 114
19. Federal Difficulties with Aboriginal Rights Demands 139
20. Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada to the Conference of First Ministers on Aboriginal Constitutional Matters, 8-9 March 1984 148
21. Notes for an Opening Statement to the Conference of First Ministers on the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples 157
22. Tribal Philosophies and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 165
23. 3 Historical and Contemporary Legal and Judicial Philosophies on Aboriginal Rights
24. Introduction 183
25. The Doctrine of Aboriginal Rights in Western Legal Tradition 185
26. Canadian Legal and Judicial Philosophies on the Doctrine of Aboriginal Rights 221
27. Metis Aboriginal Rights: Some Historical and Contemporary Problems 230
28. 4 Negotiated and Supranational Approaches to Securing Aboriginal Rights
29. Introduction 249
30. The Politics of Native Claims in Northern Canada 251
31. Aboriginal Rights: The James Bay Experience 265
32. Using Mediation to Resolve Disputes over Aboriginal Rights: A Case Study 286
33. Aboriginal Rights: The Search for Recognition in International Law 292
34. Fourth World Wars: Indigenous Nationalism and the Emerging New International Political Order 304
35. 5 Aboriginal Rights and Indian Government
36. Introduction 319
37. Aboriginal Rights and the Penner Report on Indian S elf-Government 321
38. Tribal Traditions and European-Western Political Ideologies: The Dilemma of Canada's Native Indians 333
39. Epilogue 347
40. Appendices
41. A/Royal Proclamation of 1763 (excerpt) 357
42. B / A Declaration of the First Nations (1981) 359
43. C/Metis Declaration of Rights 361
44. D/First Ministers' Accord Pertaining to Aboriginal Peoples in the Constitution, November 1981 (excerpt) 362
45. E / Sections of the Constitution Act, 1982, Pertaining to Aboriginal Peoples 363
46. F / Resolution to Amend the Constitution Act, 1982(1983) 364
47. G/Proposed Constitutional Accord on the Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada (1984) 366
48. H/Indian Treaty Areas 370
49. I/First Ministers’ Conference on Aboriginal Constitutional Matters: Proposed Accord Relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada (1985) 371
50. Table of Cases 379
51. Notes 381
52. Contributors 404