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Andrew Woolford - Between Justice and Certainty: Treaty Making in British Columbia - 9780774811316 - V9780774811316
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Between Justice and Certainty: Treaty Making in British Columbia

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Description for Between Justice and Certainty: Treaty Making in British Columbia Hardback. Examines the interplay between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal visions of justice and certainty to determine whether there is a space between the two concepts in which modern treaties can be made. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JPVH3; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 454.

The BC treaty process was established in 1992 with the aim of resolving the outstanding land claims of First Nations in British Columbia. Two discourses have since become prominent within the treaty negotiations between First Nations and the governments of Canada and British Columbia. The first, a discourse of justice, asks how we can remedy the past injustices imposed on BC First Nations through the removal of their lands and forced assimilation. The second, a discourse of certainty, asks whether historical repair can occur in a manner that provides a better future for all British Columbians.

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Using interviews, field research, and both archival and modern treaty documents, Woolford argues that the goal of certainty is overriding the demand for justice, and suggests that greater attention to justice is necessary if we are to initiate a process of reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in British Columbia.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774811316
SKU
V9780774811316
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Andrew Woolford
Andrew Woolford is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Manitoba.

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This book is destined to become a standard text for university courses dealing with First Nations issues, but, equally important, it should be required reading for politicians, negotiators, and policy makers involved in the B.C. treaty process. Between Justice and Certainty: Treaty Making in British Columbia will inform all those who seek a deeper understanding of why treaty making and ... Read more

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