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Postcolonial Sovereignty? The Nisga'a Final Agreement

► Author Tracie Lea Scott analyzes the impact the Nisga'a Final Agreement has on federal/provincial/First Nations relations, and in a concise manner examines the agreement's major terms.

► For further information and to order, please click on "Aboriginal" or "Law" to the left.

Related title: for Future Generations - see below

Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity
Pamela Palmater

► The author argues that the Indian Act's registration provisions (status) will lead to the extinguishment of First Nations as legal and constitutional entities. The current status criteria contain descent-based rules akin to blood quantum that are particularly discriminatory against women and their descendants.

► For further information and to order, please click on
"Aboriginal Issues" or "Law" to the left.

Making a Living: Food, Place, and Economy in an Inuit Community
Nicole Gombay

Rooted in phenomenological engagements with place, and using the commoditization of country foods harvested from the local environment as a vehicle, the author documents the experiences of an Inuit community as it strives to retain the values rooted in life on the land while adjusting to the realities of life in settlements.

► For further information and to order, please click on "Aboriginal Issues" to the left.

Realizing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Triumph, Hope, and Action
Edited by Jackie Hartley, Paul Joffe, and Jennifer Preston

“The Declaration is a visionary step towards addressing the human rights of indigenous peoples ... it provides a momentous opportunity for States and indigenous peoples to ... promote reconciliation and ensure that the past is not repeated.” — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Contributors to this collection discuss the realization of the Declaration, and ways and means to implement it.

► For further information and to order, please click on "Aboriginal Issues" to the left.

The Duty to Consult: New Relationships with Aboriginal Peoples
Dwight G. Newman
February 28, 2011 — an update is available. Please go to a dedicated page (Aboriginal or Law) for this book to view and print
November 27, 2010 — Winner of the Publishing in Education Award (Saskatchewan Book Awards)

► The duty to consult has massive implications for governments, Aboriginal communities, and many industries, particularly the resource industries, yet there remain many uncertainties and a lack of understanding about this doctrine. This book examines the doctrine through court decisions, legislation, policies developed by those affected by the duty, and offers thoughts on what constitutes "good" consultation.

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Negotiating the Numbered Treaties:
An Intellectual and Political Biography of Alexander Morris
Robert J. Talbot
► Winner of the Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Scholarly Writing (Manitoba Historical Society)
► Recipient of the 2009 Award for Publishing in Education (Saskatchewan Book Awards)

► Alexander Morris viewed the treaties with prairie Indians as more than mere legal documents; they were the basis for a new reciprocal relationship between First Nations and the federal government.

► Morris was responsible for negotiating Treaties 3 to 6, and renegotiating Treaties 1 and 2 in the 1870s, and by the end of his term as Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North West Territories, he was seriously at odds with the government over its failure to implement the treaties.

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Indigenous Diplomacy and the Rights of Peoples: Achieving UN Recognition
James (Sa'ke'j) Youngblood Henderson
► Winner of the First Peoples Writing Award (Saskatchewan Book Awards, 2010)

► Based on his 25 year experience with negotiations leading to the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the author explains the difficulties encountered in the development of the Indigenous diplomacy required to achieve this recognition.

► Henderson is also co-author, with Marie Battiste, of Protecting Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage: A Global Challenge.

► For further information and to order, please click on "Aboriginal" or "Law" to the left

For Future Generations: Reconciling Gitxsan and Canadian Law
P. Dawn Mills

► Written to appeal to a wide audience, the author passionately shows how reconciliation can be achieved between Canada's First Nations and the various levels of government.

► The lessons to be learned from this book can be applied equally to all Indigenous communities in Canada and elsewhere.

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Purich Publishing gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund, and the Grants to Publishers Program made possible through funding provided to the Saskatchewan Arts Board by the Government of Saskatchewan through the Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport for its publishing program.