The last French and Indian war [[electronic resource] ] : an inquiry into a safe-conduct issued in 1760 that acquired the value of a treaty in 1990 / / Denis Vaugeois ; translated by Käthe Roth

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782183403321
• Autore: Vaugeois Denis
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Montréal], : McGill-Queens University Press, : Septentrion, c2002
• ISBN: 1-282-86432-7; 9786612864322; 0-7735-7427-1
• Descrizione fisica: 291 p. : ill., maps
• Altri autori (Persone): RothKäthe
• Disciplina: 323.1197/0714
• Soggetti: Indians of North America - Québec (Province) - Government relations; Indians of North America - Québec (Province); Wyandot Indians - Government relations; Indiens d'Amérique - Québec (Province) - Relations avec l'État; Indiens d'Amérique - Québec (Province) - Traités; Hurons - Relations avec l'État; Canada History 1755-1763; Canada Histoire 1760-1763 (Régime militaire)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Originally published: La fin des alliances franco-indiennes. Montréal : Boréal and Sillery : Septentrion, c1995.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-274) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- In the Crossfire -- The Year 1760 -- The Supreme Court and the Sioui Ruling -- Murray’s “Treaty” and the Courts -- The Murray Document and the Historians -- The Murray Document and the Historians -- Epilogue -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Sources -- References -- Illustration Sources -- Original Document Discovered, 1996 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: He looks at the same events from three different perspectives - as empirical facts, in their legal interpretation, and as the subject of debates by historians. The result is an intriguing detective story with unexpected twists and surprising revelations. The Last French and Indian War sheds light on how, since the 1982 patriation of the constitution, Canadian courts have become a formidable tool for ; Natives in asserting their rights. It examines the extent to which this creates two categories of citizen and poses a threat to the foundations of Canadian society.