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11%OFFDianne Newell - Tangled Webs of History: Indians and the Law in Canada's Pacific Coast Fisheries - 9780802077462 - V9780802077462
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Tangled Webs of History: Indians and the Law in Canada's Pacific Coast Fisheries

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Description for Tangled Webs of History: Indians and the Law in Canada's Pacific Coast Fisheries Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.

Fishing rights are one of the major areas of dispute for aboriginals in Canada today. Dianne Newell explores this controversial issue and looks at the ways government regulatory policy and the law have affected Indian participation in the Pacific Coast fisheries.

For centuries, the economies of Pacific Coast Indians were based on their fisheries. Marine resources, mainly salmon, were used for barter, trade, ceremony, and personal consumption. This pattern persisted after the arrival of European and Asian immigrants, even during the first phases of the non-Indian commercial fishing industry when Indian families were depended upon for their labour and expertise. ... Read more

The result was reduced participation for fishermen and shoreworkers and the opportunities for Indian men and women declined dramatically. Government programs to increase or even stabilize Indian participation ultimately failed. Newell concludes that the governments of Canada and BC have historically regarded the aboriginal fishery narrowly and unjustly as a privilege, not a right, and have in fact moved against any changes which might put Indians into competition with non-Indians. Recently, BC Indians won a Supreme Court victory in Sparrow (1990) that will make it easier to change federal fisheries policies but aboriginal fishing rights remain before the courts and under federal government investigation.

Awarded the Canadian Historical Association's British Columbia and Yukon Certificate of Merit Award for 'Professor Newell's courageous critique of a history of mismanagement and misunderstanding in one of the region's key sectors should provide pause for thought to anyone with an interest in the workings of the modern state.'

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Toronto
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802077462
SKU
V9780802077462
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99-1

About Dianne Newell
Dianne Newell is a professor of history at the University of British Columbia and author of Tangled Webs of History: Indians and the Law in Canada's Pacific Cost Fisheries.

Reviews for Tangled Webs of History: Indians and the Law in Canada's Pacific Coast Fisheries
'This work is essential reading for educators in the fields of history, anthropology, and Native studies. It would also be profitably read by Native-rights advocates and adversaries. In particular, those with an interest in the commercial fishery, regardless of their biases, would find Newell's work insightful.'
Daniel L. Boxberger
American Review of Canadian Studies
'Whatever the future ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Tangled Webs of History: Indians and the Law in Canada's Pacific Coast Fisheries


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