An analysis of the potential of treaty-making as a way to address historical injustice. After more than one hundred years of protest, petitions, litigation, and negotiation, the Canadian and British Columbian governments signed a treaty with the Nisga’a Nation in 2000, formally recognizing the unextinguished land rights of the Nisga’a people. The unprecedented agreement, providing both self-rule and a perpetual land title, marked a turning point in the relationship between First Nations and settler states across the globe. Using the Nisga’a Final Agreement as a case study,
Beyond Rights explores the possibilities and limitations of treaty-making in the ongoing fight for Indigenous sovereignty and legal recognition throughout the world.
Carole Blackburn is associate professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia and the author of
Harvest of Souls: Jesuit Missions and Colonialism in North America, 1632–1650.
Introduction
1 We Have Always Made Laws: Defending the Right to Self-Government
2 Aboriginal Title, Fee Simple, and Dead Capital: Property in Translation
3 Treaty Citizenship: Negotiating beyond Inclusion
4 The Treaty Relationship: Reconciliation and Its Discontents
Conclusion
Notes; References; Index
"I have no qualms about recommending this book to anyone interested in learning about the Nisga’a treaty, its history, and how it has worked out since its signing. Blackburn’s writing is easy to read without being simplistic, and the only time things even come close to being unclear is when&#l³.
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