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Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History: Volume 87
Arthur J. Ray
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Description for Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History: Volume 87
Paperback. How research into Indigenous rights claims is influenced by, and in turn changes, Indigenous law and claims legislation. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15 maps, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; HBG; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Forums such as commissions, courtroom trials, and tribunals that have been established through the second half of the twentieth century to address aboriginal land claims have consequently created a particular way of presenting aboriginal, colonial, and national histories. The history that emerges from these land-claims processes is often criticized for being "presentist" - inaccurately interpreting historical actions and actors through the lens of present-day values, practices, and concerns. In Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History, Arthur Ray examines how claims-oriented research is often fitted to the existing frames of indigenous rights law and claims legislation ... Read more
Forums such as commissions, courtroom trials, and tribunals that have been established through the second half of the twentieth century to address aboriginal land claims have consequently created a particular way of presenting aboriginal, colonial, and national histories. The history that emerges from these land-claims processes is often criticized for being "presentist" - inaccurately interpreting historical actions and actors through the lens of present-day values, practices, and concerns. In Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History, Arthur Ray examines how claims-oriented research is often fitted to the existing frames of indigenous rights law and claims legislation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series
Condition
New
Weight
546g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773547438
SKU
V9780773547438
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About Arthur J. Ray
Arthur J. Ray is professor emeritus of history at the University of British Columbia and the author of Telling It to the Judge: Taking Native History to Court.
Reviews for Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History: Volume 87
"Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History is accessible and fascinating, and will appeal to a broad general audience. It also deals with important current issues that will be of interest to historians and lawyers, and other researchers, practitioners, and technicians." - Carwyn Jones, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington