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Title

Let right be done : Aboriginal title, the Calder case, and the future of Indigenous rights / edited by Hamar Foster, Heather Raven, and Jeremy Webber.

Publication

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2007], ©2007.

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Additional Authors

• Foster, Hamar, 1948-
• Webber, Jeremy H. A., 1958-
• Raven, Heather, 1948-

Description

viii, 337 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.

Summary

"In the early 1970s,many questioned whether Aboriginal title existed in Canada and rejected the notion that Aboriginal peoples should have rights different from those of other citizens. But in 1973 the Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark decision in the Calder case, confirming that Aboriginal title constituted a right within Canadian law. Let Right Be Done examines the doctrine of Aboriginal title thirty years later and puts the Calder case in its legal, historical, and political context, both nationally and internationally. With its innovative blend of scholarly analysis and input from many of those intimately involved in the case, this book should be essential reading for anyone interested in Aboriginal law, treaty negotiations. and the history of the "BC Indian land question.""--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Law and society series

Uniform Title

Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)

Subjects

• Aboriginal title > Canada
• Aboriginal title > Canada > Cases
• Canada > Supreme Court
• Calder, Frank > Trials, litigation, etc
• Indigenous peoples > Land tenure
• Native peoples > Legal status, laws, etc > Canada

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-321) and index.

Contents

1. The Calder Decision, Aboriginal Title, Treaties, and the Nisga'a / Christina Godlewska and Jeremy Webber -- Pt. 1. Reflections of the Calder Participants -- 2. Frank Calder and Thomas Berger: A Conversation -- 3. Reminiscences of Aboriginal Rights at the Time of the Calder Case and Its Aftermath / Gerard V. La Forest -- Pt. 2. Historical Background -- 4. We Are Not O'Meara's Children: Law, Lawyers, and the First Campaign for Aboriginal Title in British Columbia, 1908-28 / Hamar Foster -- 5. Then Fight For It: William Lewis Paul and Alaska Native Land Claims / Stephen Haycox -- Pt. 3. Calder and Its Implications -- 6. Calder and the Representation of Indigenous Society in Canadian Jurisprudence / Michael Asch -- 7. A Taxonomy of Aboriginal Rights / Brian Slattery -- 8. Judicial Approaches to Self-Government since Calder: Searching for Doctrinal Coherence / Kent McNeil -- Pt. 4. International Impact -- 9. Customary Rights and Crown Claims: Calder and Aboriginal Title in Aotearoa New Zealand / David V. Williams -- 10. The Influence of Canadian and International Law on the Evolution of Australian Aboriginal Title / Garth Nettheim -- Pt. 5. The Future -- 11. Let Obligations Be Done / John Borrows -- 12. Closing Thoughts: Final Remarks from Iona Campagnolo, Lance Finch, Joseph Gosnell, and Frank Calder -- A. A Select Chronology / Stephanie Hanna and Hamar Foster -- B. The Nisga'a Petition of 1913.

ISBN

• 9780774814034
• 0774814039

OCLC

• ocn166687843
• 166687843
• SCSB-5387676

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries