Beyond Blood: Rethinking Aboriginal Identity and Belonging
Theses
Author/Creator
Pamela D. Palmater
Description
Law Thesis (JSD)--Dalhousie University, 2009.
Bill introduced to comply with Court's decision in Descheneaux et al., v. Canada (Attorney General), which found current <i>Indian Act</i> violated equality provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Court case involved eligibility for Indian Status.
Comments on the proposed Act rather than the final version.
Discusses entities currently responsible for official place names and their processes, and some of the practicalities which need to be addressed when reverting to the Indigenous names.