Full Description
The relationship between Canada's Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government is one that has increasingly come to the fore. Numerous tragic incidents and a legacy of historical negligence combined with more vehement calls for action is forcing a reconsideration of the relationship between the federal government and Indigenous nations.
In The Right Relationship, John Borrows and Michael Coyle bring together a group of renowned scholars, both indigenous and non-indigenous, to cast light on the magnitude of the challenges Canadians face in seeking a consensus on the nature of treaty partnership in the twenty-first century. The diverse perspectives offered in this volume examine how Indigenous people's own legal and policy frameworks can be used to develop healthier attitudes between First Peoples and settler governments in Canada. While considering the existing law of Aboriginal and treaty rights, the contributors imagine what these relationships might look like if those involved pursued our highest aspirations as Canadians and Indigenous peoples. This timely and authoritative volume provides answers that will help pave the way toward good governance for all.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I. TREATY REMEDIES - HOW SHOULD HISTORY SHAPE THE LAW?
Canada's Colonial Constitution
JOHN BORROWS
As Long as the Sun Shines: Recognizing that Treaties were Intended to Last
MICHAEL COYLE
Indigenous Rights Litigation, Legal History, and yhe Role of Experts
KENT MCNEIL
Bargains Made in Bad Times: How Principles from Modern Treaties can Reinvigorate Historic Treaties
JULIE JAI
Who Calls the Shots? Balancing Individual and Collective Interests in The Assertion of Aboriginal and Treaty Harvesting Rights
FRANCESCA ALLODI-ROSS
Negotiating Self-Government Over & Over & Over Again: Interpreting Contemporary Treaties
SARI GRABEN & MATTHEW MEHAFFY
PART II. THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS LEGAL ORDERS: TREATY RIGHTS OR RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS?
Rights and Remedies Within Common Law and Indigenous Legal Traditions: Can the Covenant Chain be Judicially Enforced Today?
MARK D. WALTERS
What is a Treaty? On Contract and Mutual Aid
AARON MILLS
Changing the Treaty Question: Remedying the Right(S) Relationship
HEIDI KIIWETINEPINESIIK STARK
(Re)Defining "Good Faith" Through Snuw'uyulh
SARAH MORALES
PART III. "FITTING THE FORUM TO THE FUSS" - RE-EXAMINING THE FORUMS IN WHICH TREATY DISPUTES ARE ADDRESSED
A Treaty in Another Context: Creating Reimagined Treaty Relationships in Aotearoa New Zealand
JACINTA RURU
Nanabush, Lon Fuller and Historical Treaties: The Potentialities and Limits of Adjudication
JEAN LECLAIR
Treaties and The Emancipatory Potential of International Law
SARA L. SECK
