Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 3
5. The Historical and Legal Framework for Section 35 14
6. Competing Approaches and Conceptualizations of Aboriginality 34
7. The Case for a Relational Approach 46
8. The Nation-to-Nation, Colonial, and Citizen-State Approaches 58
9. Submissions to the Court 69
10. What the Justices Said 83
11. Aboriginal Rights Jurisprudence and Identity Contestation 97
12. A Problematic Conception of Rights 109
13. Conclusion 123
14. Notes 127
15. References 139
16. Index 151
17. Law and Society 165