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Law Indigenous Peoples

Let Right Be Done

Aboriginal Title, the Calder Case, and the Future of Indigenous Rights

edited by Hamar Foster, Heather Raven & Jeremy Webber

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2008
Category
Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Civics & Citizenship, Legal History, Constitutions, General

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774814041
    Publish Date
    Jul 2008
    List Price
    $34.95

  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774814034
    Publish Date
    Nov 2007
    List Price
    $95.00

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774855433
    Publish Date
    Jul 2008
    List Price
    $34.95

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Description

In the early 1970s, many questioned whether Aboriginal title existed in Canada and rejected the notion that Aboriginal peoples should have rights different from those of other citizens. But in 1973 the Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark decision in the Calder case, confirming that Aboriginal title constituted a right within Canadian law.

 

Let Right Be Done examines the doctrine of Aboriginal title thirty years later and puts the Calder case in its legal, historical, and political context, both nationally and internationally. With its innovative blend of scholarly analysis and input from many of those intimately involved in the case, this book should be essential reading for anyone interested in Aboriginal law, treaty negotiations, and the history of the “BC Indian land question.”

About the authors

Hamar Foster is a professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria.

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