Aboriginal Issues Today
A Legal and Business Guide

Publisher:  Self-Counsel Press, North Vancouver, Canada
Year Published:  1997
Pages:  304pp   ISBN:  1-55180-035-7
Library of Congress Number:  KE7709.2.A26 1996   Dewey:  342.71'0872
Resource Type:  Book

An overview of current laws and policies.

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Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction: An Overview of the Aboriginal Perspective
1. Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canada
2. Aboriginal Land Rights
3. Land Claims Negotiations in Canada
4. Injunctions and Roadblocks: Law and Tactics
5. Decision Making on Reserves - The Current Situation
6. The Legal Basis for Aboriginal Self-government
7. Self-Government: An Aboriginal Viewpoint
8. First Nations and Municipalities
9. First Nations and Taxation
10. Resource and Environment Issues
11. Resource Development on Traditional Aboriginal Lands
12. The Challenge of Financing First Nations Small Businesses
13. Aboriginal Gaming - Law and Policy
14. Building a New Relationship with Aboriginal People in Northern Canada
15. International Law and Aboriginal Disputes
Appendix
Contributors
Index

Subject Headings

• Indigenous Issues
• Native Peoples
• Treaties