Our Land
Native Rights in Canada
Purich, Donald
Publisher: Lorimer, Toronto
Year Published: 1986
Pages: 256pp ISBN: 978-0888629753
Dewey: 323.1/197/071
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX15943
Our Land explains how Canada's aboriginal peoples were brought to a state of deprevation, and what they propose to do about it. Author Donald Purich begins by painting a quick portrait of the vibrant pre-contact Indian and Inuit cultures. He relates the effects of European colonisation and of "Indian policy" from Confederation on, including the legacy of treaty-making. The heart of the book concerns current native rights issues: land claims, economic development, self-government and constitutional protection. A separate chapter is devoted to the special case of the Métis.
