Book review of Haida Gwaii by Dennis Horwood and Haida Eagle Treasures by Pansy Collison.
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Central themes included are: Indigenous governance and socio-cultural relationships with water, water allocation and implications for water rights, legal framework for water and territorial rights, and drinking water issues on reserves.
Discusses: typical mechanisms, community-based justice models, and processes derived from Indigenous legal traditions; governance, community and participant considerations for discussion; and guiding questions and building blocks. Includes examples of existing models and how they function.
Study examines the failure of education system to benefit Aboriginal people based on results which display conflicts with moral and cultural values of the students.