POLI 474 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Moral Authority
9 Apr 2017
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Understanding indigeneity within context of ethnic and race. Rights: r + entitlements rel. to survival as peoples. Treaties: historically, cornerstone of indigenous peoples" diplomacy w/ european powers, contemporary: seen as ongoing agreements reaffirming distinctive legal status of. / cdn. govt: legal surrender of land and authority. Indigenous peoples: legal recog. as autonomous poli. communities. Types of treaties: specific treaty claims. Righting historical wrongs assoc. w/ deception + double dealing. 4 stage process: review, negotiation, ratification, implementation. Specific claims tribunal - indep. body ; binding decisions: 108 specific claims resolved, comprehensive land claims. Modern-day treaty est. certainty over disputed ownership of land (and resources: determines who owns what. Important because: canadian government > ownership prerequisite for investment and development, indigenous peoples > ownership secures potential econ. base for prosperity + survival. Since 1973, 29 modern treaties: james bay + n. qc agreement (1976) Remaining issues: settled treaty + land claims x necessarily mean all is well, variation in:
