First Nations Sacred Sites in Canada's Courts.
Ross, Michael Lee.
First Nations Sacred Sites in Canada's Courts. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (248 pages) - Law and Society Series . - Law and Society Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- First Nations Sacred Sites in Canada's Courts -- Introduction: What First Nations Peoples Have at Stake -- 1 The Outlines of a General Theory of Sacred Sites -- 2 The Context in Which First Nations Carry Their Fight to the Courts -- 3 In Canada's Courts: The Meares Strategy -- 4 In Canada's Courts: The Haida Strategy -- 5 How First Nations Sacred Sites Have Fared in Canada's Courts -- 6 Tima Kwetsi - Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
This book demonstrates how and why courts have failed to fairly treat First Nations sacred sites, which are under increasing threat worldwide due to state appropriation and insatiable demands on natural resources.
9780774851572
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada.
Indians of North America -- Land tenure -- Canada.
Indians of North America -- Canada -- Claims.
Electronic books.
KE7715.R67 2005
346.7104/32/08997
First Nations Sacred Sites in Canada's Courts. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (248 pages) - Law and Society Series . - Law and Society Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- First Nations Sacred Sites in Canada's Courts -- Introduction: What First Nations Peoples Have at Stake -- 1 The Outlines of a General Theory of Sacred Sites -- 2 The Context in Which First Nations Carry Their Fight to the Courts -- 3 In Canada's Courts: The Meares Strategy -- 4 In Canada's Courts: The Haida Strategy -- 5 How First Nations Sacred Sites Have Fared in Canada's Courts -- 6 Tima Kwetsi - Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
This book demonstrates how and why courts have failed to fairly treat First Nations sacred sites, which are under increasing threat worldwide due to state appropriation and insatiable demands on natural resources.
9780774851572
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada.
Indians of North America -- Land tenure -- Canada.
Indians of North America -- Canada -- Claims.
Electronic books.
KE7715.R67 2005
346.7104/32/08997