A People's Dream: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada

by Dan Russell and Dan Russell

Book Overview

In this provocative and passionate book, Dan Russell outlines the history of Aboriginal self-government in Canada. He compares it to that of the United States, where, for over 150 years, tribes have practised self-government -- domestic dependent nationhood. Russell provides specific examples of how those institutions of government operate, and eloquently explains, from an Aboriginal perspective, what his people hope to achieve through self-governing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774807997
• ISBN13: 9780774807999
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 258 Pages