A Layperson S Guide To Treaty Rights In Canada

Outlines the major treaties and their terms, the issues surrounding the legal character of Indian treaties, the manner in which courts have interpreted treaty terms, and the effect of section 35 of the Constitution Act 1982 on treaty rights.

In On Being Here to Stay, Asch retells the story of Canada with a focus on the relationship between First Nations and settlers.

Part I contains resources that introduce First Nations culture and history. Part II presents resources on current issues facing First Nations. Part III presents resources on future directions for achieving recognition of aboriginal rights.

On September 6, 1995, Dudley George was shot by Ontario Provincial Police officer Kenneth Deane. He died shortly after midnight the next day. George had been participating in a protest over land claims in Ipperwash Provincial Park, which had been expropriated from the native Ojibwe after the Second World War. A confrontation erupted between members of the Stoney Point and Kettle Point Bands and officers of the OPP’s Emergency Response Team, which had been instructed to use necessary force to disband the protest by Premier Mike Harris’s government. George’s death and the grievous mishandling of the protest led to the 2007 Ipperwash Inquiry. Edward J. Hedican’s Ipperwash provides an incisive examination of protest and dissent within the context of land claims disputes and Aboriginal rights. Hedican investigates how racism and government practices have affected Aboriginal resistance to policies, especially those that have resulted in the loss of Aboriginal lands and led to persistent socio-economic problems in Native communities. He offers a number of specific solutions and policy recommendations on how Aboriginal protests can be resolved using mediation and dispute management – instead of the coercive force used in Ipperwash Park that ultimately gave this tragic story such infamy.

This text incorporates the latest research in anthropology, archaeology, ethnography and history. Complemented by more than 150 photographs, drawings and maps, the text describes traditional ways of life, traces cultural changes resulting from European contact, and examines the controversial issues of land claims and self-government that face Canada's First Nations.