Aboriginal Self-Government, Extra-Territorial Powers, and the BC Treaty Process
Theses
Author/Creator
James Cousins
Description
Public Policy Thesis (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2013.
Public Policy Thesis (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2013.
Also known as the "Red Paper". Written in response to the White Paper Policy, discusses the political and legal debates concerning the position of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
Discusses the self-government issues of legitimacy, power and resources, by using examples of current agreements. The article breaks the areas down in terms of: basic principles, rights through treaties, federal-provincial division of power, status of lands, legislative powers, and funding.
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