The Creation of a Dependent People: The Inuit of Cumberland Sound, Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert G. Mayes
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1978.
Looks at how the the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) tool reflects the status of Indigenous rights by its compliance.
Comprehensive study of the extensive occurrence of reserve surrender drawing attention to patterns revealed through policies and practices of the Crown.
Compares the cost of complying with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision to settling a class action suit.
Purpose of paper was to provide background on major themes in policy and legislation to officials and researchers.
2nd edition.