The "nations within"
Subtitle: aboriginal-state relations in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand
By: Augie Fleras and Jean Leonard Elliott.
Contributors: Elliott, Jean Leonard.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Canada -- Government relations; Indians of North America -- Canada -- Politics and government; Indigenous peoples -- Canada; Indians of North America -- Government relations; Indians of North America -- Politics and government; Maori (New Zealand people) -- Government relations; Maori (New Zealand people) -- Politics and government
Description: Publisher description: This is a study of the history and current state of aboriginal politics in Canada drawing comparisons with New Zealand and the United States. By exploring similar terrains of the evolving relationship of the peoples with the state, common patterns are revealed. The work includes analysis of the impact of social structures and societal constraints as they define the parameters and restrict the options of the participants in the scripting of this political drama.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-260) and index.