About this eTextbook
“My interest in the Nisga’a Final Agreement arose from the trenchant criticisms of the agreement by both Aboriginal rights proponents and conservative factions in the Canadian community. Why did this agreement incite such polarized opposition? I undertook a detailed examination of the agreement and its effect on the Nisga’a Nation.
Through community research and discussions with the federal negotiators it became clear that the agreement represented a radical hybridization of western political and legal systems. Obviously, liberal theory did not account for this revision of First Nation and Canadian sovereignty. As such I explored postcolonial theory as an avenue to explain how the treaty was operating and the effects it was having on the Nisga’a Nation and the Canadian political community.” – Tracie Lea Scott In 1999 the Nisga’a First Nation in Northwestern British Columbia signed a landmark agreement which not only settled their land claim but outlined significant powers that could be exercised by its government.
This book analyzes the impact the agreement has on federal/provincial/First Nations relations, but also in a concise manner examines the major terms of the agreement. The author summarizes the settlement and, more importantly, the powers over land, resources, education, and cultural policy granted to the Nisga’a government. Scott notes that the agreement marks a major departure from previous land claims agreements and outlines the opposition, including two court challenges, mounted against the agreement.
ISBNs for Postcolonial Sovereignty? are 9781895830729, 1895830729 and the print ISBNs are 9781895830613, 1895830613. Additional ISBNs include 9781895830965, 9781895830705.
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- Author: Tracie Lea Scott
- Publisher: Purich Publishing
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