Lament for a First Nation

Description: Lament for a First Nation Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). The Williams Treaties of Southern Ontario Author(s): Peggy J. Blair Format: Hardback Publisher: University of British Columbia Press, Canada Imprint: University of British Columbia Press ISBN-13: 9780774815123, 978-0774815123 Synopsis In a 1994 decision known as Howard, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the Aboriginal signatories to the 1923 Williams Treaties had knowingly given up not only their title to off-reserve lands but also their treaty rights to hunt and fish for food. No other First Nations in Canada have ever been found to have willingly surrendered similar rights. Blair argues that the Canadian courts caused a serious injustice by applying erroneous cultural assumptions in their interpretation of the evidence. In particular, they confused provincial government policy, which has historically favoured public over special rights, with the understanding of the parties at the time.

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