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The Marshall decision and native rights
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ISBN: 1282858947 9786612858949 0773568778 9780773568778 0773521089 9780773521087 0773521046 9780773521049 Year: 2000 Publisher: Montréal [Que.] McGill-Queen's University Press

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In The Marshall Decision and Native Rights Ken Coates explains the cross-cultural, legal, and political implications of the recent Supreme Court decision on the Donald Marshall case. He describes the events, personalities, and conflicts that brought the Maritimes to the brink of a major confrontation between Mi'kmaq and the non-Mi'kmaq fishers in the fall of 1999, detailing the bungling by federal departments and the lack of police preparedness. He shows how political, business, and Mi'kmaq leaders in the Maritimes handled the volatile situation, urging non-violence and speaking out against racism, in contrast to the way federal and regional leaders have responded in other parts of the country. Legal victories such as Marshall, argues Coates, are a double-edged sword that provide greater legal clarity but expand the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in Canada. Coates recounts the history of Mi'kmaq-white contact in the region and considers the impact of native rights on natural resources, showing that the costs will be borne mainly by rural Canadians. By placing the local and regional reaction to the Marshall decision in the broader historical, national, and international context of indigenous political and legal rights The Marshall Decision and Native Rights shows how little Canada has learned from three decades of First Nations legal conflicts and how far the country is from meaningful reconciliation.


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Aboriginal land claims in Canada : a regional perspective
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ISBN: 0773051961 9780773051966 Year: 1992 Publisher: Toronto : Copp Clark Pitman,


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The crisis of british socialism : essay on the rise of Harold Wilson and the fall of the labour party
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Year: 1971 Publisher: Nottingham : Spokesman books,

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War is peace
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ISBN: 0851246605 Year: 2001 Publisher: Nottingham : Russell press,

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Essays on industrial democracy
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ISBN: 0851240259 Year: 1971 Publisher: Nottingham : Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation,

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Strange things done
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ISBN: 1282861824 9786612861826 0773571892 9780773571891 9780773527058 0773527052 9781282861824 6612861827 Year: 2004 Volume: 40 Publisher: Montreal Ithaca McGill-Queen's University Press

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Klondike lore is full of accounts of the exploits of Dangerous Dan McGrew, Sergeant Preston of the Mounted, and the Mad Trapper of Rat River. The stories vary from outright fabrications to northern fantasies and, on occasion, real-life accounts. Strange Things Done investigates a series of murders in the pre-World War II Yukon, exploring the boundaries between myths and historical events. The book seeks to understand both the specific events, carefully reconstructed from court evidence and police records, and the broader social and cultural context within which these violent deaths occurred. The murder case studies provide a unique and penetrating perspective on key aspects of Yukon history, such as Native-newcomer relations, mental illness and the folklore about cabin fever, the role of immigrants in northern society, violence in the gold fields, and the role of the police and courts in regulating social behaviour. The investigation of these capital cases also illustrates the fear and paranoia which gripped the territory in the aftermath of a murder, and the societys insistence on quick and retributive justice when offenders were caught and convicted. The Yukon experienced fewer murders than popular literature would suggest, and fewer than most would expect given the region's intense and dramatic history, but those that did occur illustrate the passions, frustrations, angers and human frailties that are present in all societies. The manner in which the murders occurred and the way in which Yukoners reacted also reveals specific and important aspects of territorial society.


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Land of the midnight sun
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ISBN: 0773552138 9780773552135 9780773552142 0773552146 9780773552128 077355212X Year: 2017 Publisher: Montreal Kingston London Chicago

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While the Klondike Gold Rush is one of the most widely known events in Canadian history, particularly outside Canada, the rest of the Yukon’s long and diverse history attracts little attention. Important developments such as Herschel Island whaling, pre-1900 fur trading, the post-Second World War resource boom, a lengthy struggle for responsible government, and the emergence of Indigenous political protest remain poorly understood. Placing well-known historical episodes within the broader sweep of the past, Land of the Midnight Sun gives particular emphasis to the role of First Nations people and the lengthy struggle of Yukoners to find their place within Confederation. This broader story incorporates the introduction of mammoth dredges that scoured the Klondike creeks, the impressive Elsa-Keno Hill silver mines, the impact of residential schools on Aboriginal children, the devastation caused by the sinking of the Princess Sophia, the Yukon’s remarkable contributions to the national First World War effort, and the sweeping transformations associated with the American occupation during the Second World War. Land of the Midnight Sun has long been the standard source for understanding the history of the territory. This third edition includes a new preface to update readers on developments in the Yukon’s economy, culture, and politics, including Indigenous self-government.

The just society
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ISBN: 0851241824 Year: 1977 Publisher: Nottingham : Spokesman books,

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How and why industry must be democratised
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Year: 1969 Publisher: Nottingham : Institute for workers' control,

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Essays on socialist humanism, in honour of the centenary of Bertrand Russell 1872-1970
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ISBN: 085124047X Year: 1972 Publisher: Nottingham : Spokesman Books,

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