Citizens plus : aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state / / Alan C. Cairns

• Autore: Cairns Alan
• Pubblicazione: Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.1/197071
• Soggetto topico: Indians of North America - Canada - Government relations; Indigenous peoples - Canada
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-273) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Empire -- Assimilation -- Choice -- The Constitutional Vision of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples -- The Choice Revisited -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: We 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Citizens plus
• ISBN: 1-283-11180-2; 9786613111807; 0-7748-5203-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810162003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Brenda and David McLean Canadian studies series.