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Keeping the Land: Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Reconciliation and Canadian Law
Rachel Ariss
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Description for Keeping the Land: Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Reconciliation and Canadian Law
Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JPVH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Reconciliation and Canadian Law. 174 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JPVH3. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 10. Weight: 254.
Documenting how the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug's traditional territory was threatened by mining exploration in 2006, this chronicle reveals how the people followed their customary duty to protect the land, asking the mining exploration company to leave. The company left--and then sued the remote First Nation for $10 billion, and the ensuing legal dispute lasted two years only to result in the jailing of community leaders. This book argues that, although this imprisonment was extraordinarily punitive and is indicative of continuing colonialism within the legal system, some aspects of the case demonstrate the potential of Canadian law to understand, include, and reflect ... Read more
Documenting how the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug's traditional territory was threatened by mining exploration in 2006, this chronicle reveals how the people followed their customary duty to protect the land, asking the mining exploration company to leave. The company left--and then sued the remote First Nation for $10 billion, and the ensuing legal dispute lasted two years only to result in the jailing of community leaders. This book argues that, although this imprisonment was extraordinarily punitive and is indicative of continuing colonialism within the legal system, some aspects of the case demonstrate the potential of Canadian law to understand, include, and reflect ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Number of pages
174
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Black Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
ISBN
9781552664773
SKU
V9781552664773
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About Rachel Ariss
Rachel Ariss is an assistant professor in legal studies at the University of Ontario's Institute of Technology. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. John Cutfeet is a member of and a councillor the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug community. He lives in northwestern Ontario.
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