For future generations
Subtitle: reconciling Gitx̲san and Canadian law
By: P. Dawn Mills.
Series: Purich's aboriginal issues series
Publisher: Purich Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Saskatoon
Language: eng; tsi
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781895830347
Subjects: Gitksan Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- British Columbia.; Gitksan Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada.; Gitksan Indians -- Claims.; Gitksan Indians -- Land tenure.; Gitksan Indians -- Politics and government.; Gitksan Indians -- Government relations.; Gitksan Indians -- History.
Description: "Relying extensively on the court transcripts from Delgam'Uukw v. British Columbia, her own research, and material provided by the Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs' office, Dawn Mills paints a compelling picture of the Gitxsan relationship to the land and their community, and their court battle all the way to Canada's Supreme Court to prove their Aboriginal right to land and self-government. Contrary to the position taken by many legal scholars, Mills argues that the trial judgement in the Delgam'Uukw opened up new opportunities for First Nations people to present evidence based on oral traditions that had not been previously accepted by the courts."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-179) and index.

Includes some text in Gitx̲san.