First Nations sacred sites in Canada's courts / / Michael Lee Ross

• Autore: Ross Michael Lee <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 234 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc - Canada; Indians of North America - Land tenure - Canada; Indians of North America - Canada - Claims
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "In recent decades, First Nations peoples of Canada, like other indigenous peoples, have faced hard choices. Sometimes, they have chosen to grieve in private over the desecration and even destruction of their sacred sites. At other times, they have mounted public protests, ranging from public information campaigns to on-the-ground resistance. Of late, they have also taken their fight to the courts." "First Nations Sacred Sites in Canada's Courts is the first work to examine how the courts have responded. Informed by elements of a general theory of sacred sites and supported by a thorough analysis of nearly a dozen cases, the book demonstrates not merely that the courts have failed to treat First Nations sacred sites fairly but also why they have failed to do so. The book does not end on a wholly critical note, however, but suggests practical ways in which courts can improve their handling of the issues. Finally, it shows that Canada too has something profound at stake in the struggle of First Nations peoples for their sacred sites."--Jacket
• Titolo autorizzato: First Nations sacred sites in Canada's courts
• ISBN: 0-7748-5157-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817582103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)