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Who are Canada's Aboriginal Peoples? : recognition, definition and jurisdiction

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General Note:	"This book emerged from a number of papers originally written for a conference held in Vancouver in 1998 by the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples"--Introd. "This book emerged from a number of papers originally written for a conference held in Vancouver in 1998 by the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples"-introd.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Harry W. Daniels -- Introduction / Paul L.A.H. Chartrand -- Background / Paul L.A.H. Chartrand -- Collective and individual recognition in Canada: The Indian Act regime / John Giokas & Robert K. Groves -- Who are the Métis? A review of the law and policy / John Giokas & Paul L.A.H. Chartrand -- Domestic recognition in the United States and Canada / John Giokas -- Métis and non-status Indians and Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 / Bradford W. Morse & Robert K. Groves -- Political recognition: an assessment of American practice / Russel Lawrence Barsh -- When is a Métis an Indian? Some consequences of federal constitutional jurisdiction over Métis / Dale Gibson -- Defining "The Métis people": the hard case of Canadian aboriginal law / Paul L.A.H. Chartrand & John Giokas -- Conclusion / Paul L.A.H. Chartrand