Contemporary dissertation on the evolution of Aboriginal self-government structures, agreements and responsibilities. Sechelt and Cree-Naskapi agreements are used as models within federal Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Mentions financial considerations and jurisdictional criteria. Hypothesizes how early peoples first came and spread over the North American continent, from the earliest known evidences through the paleo and archaic periods, up to the development of pottery. This book is primarily an introduction to the field of Native Studies.
Material is written from a European perspective.
A file of materials which examines issues related to Indigenous peoples across the world. Dene Statement of Rights, Lubicon Cree, Queen Charlotte Islands, Berger Report, Native Rights and Constitutional Development in the N.W.T., Western Arctic Claims, Inuit Sovereignty, a comparison of Native land settlement grants in Alaska and the Canadian North, and a survey of six other land claims not yet negotiated. All materials may be freely duplicated. Purchasers will be advised annually about the publication of updated supplementary materials. This book looks at the community life of Salluit, past and present.