The Struggle for recognition
Subtitle: Canadian justice and the Métis nation
By: edited by Samuel W. Corrigan and Lawrence J. Barkwell.
Contributors: Corrigan, Samuel W. 1939-; Barkwell, Lawrence J., 1943-; Manitoba Métis Federation.; Manitoba. Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.
Publisher: Pemmican Publications
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Winnipeg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Métis -- Criminal justice system; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Manitoba -- History; Métis -- Legal status, laws, etc
Description: Traces the efforts of the Metis to develop their own legal system in the colonial context of western Canada and documents the present day impact of the legal system on the Metis people. Includes an update of the evidence presented to the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry by the Manitoba Metis Federation in 1989.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-236).
Contains the evidence presented by the Manitoba Métis Federation to the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.