LEADER 04145nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910782065703321 005 20231206223506.0 010 $a1-283-11180-2 010 $a9786613111807 010 $a0-7748-5203-8 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774852036 035 $a(CKB)1000000000521003 035 $a(OCoLC)166335085 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10141266 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000277909 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11954865 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000277909 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10240829 035 $a(PQKB)10440649 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000643520 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12251404 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000643520 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10653971 035 $a(PQKB)10543422 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404131 035 $a(CaBNvSL)gtp00521783 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412156 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10141266 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL311180 035 $a(OCoLC)923442157 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/0pqgtm 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412156 035 $a(DE-B1597)662227 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774852036 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3245055 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000521003 100 $a19991101d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCitizens plus$b[electronic resource] $eAboriginal peoples and the Canadian state /$fAlan C. Cairns 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 225 1 $aBrenda and David McLean Canadian studies series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7748-0768-7 311 $a0-7748-0767-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 258-273) and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tEmpire -- $tAssimilation -- $tChoice -- $tThe Constitutional Vision of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples -- $tThe Choice Revisited -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aWe are in the midst of a fundamental re-evaluation of the desired relation of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples to each other, and of how the former are to be institutionally and constitutionally accommodated within Canada. Words matter. How we think about where we are and about the future goal of our relationship can confine us in an intellectual prison or liberate us from choices we will otherwise regret. In Citizens Plus, Alan Cairns unravels the historical record to clarify the current impasse in negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the state. He considers the assimilationist policy assumptions of the imperial era, examines more recent government initiatives, and analyzes the emergence of the nation-to-nation paradigm given massive support by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. We are battered by contending visions, he argues - a revised assimilation policy that finds its support in the Canadian Alliance Party is countered by the nation-to-nation vision, which frames our future as coexisting solitudes. Citizens Plus stakes out a middle ground with its support for constitutional and institutional arrangements which will simultaneously recognize Aboriginal difference and reinforce a solidarity which binds us together in common citizenship. Essential reading for those in political science, history, Native studies, public administration, and law, Citizens Plus will also appeal to the general public interested in one of the most important and complex issues on our agenda. Selected as a BC Book for Everybody 410 0$aBrenda and David McLean Canadian studies series. 606 $aIndians of North America$zCanada$xGovernment relations 606 $aIndigenous peoples$zCanada 615 0$aIndians of North America$xGovernment relations. 615 0$aIndigenous peoples 676 $a323.1/197071 700 $aCairns$b Alan$01484729 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782065703321 996 $aCitizens plus$93747091 997 $aUNINA