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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
ISBN-13
9780774815123
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95513738
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Regional History, Criminal Law
Author
Peggy J. Blair
Publication Name
Lament Fora First Nation: the Williams Treaties of Southern Ontario
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Law, History
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
364 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
159mm
Item Weight
640g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Peggy J. Blair
Series Title
Law and Society
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
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