The Marshall Decision and Native Rights: The Marshall Decision and Mi'kmaq Rights in the Maritimes Volume 25

by Kenneth S. Coates

In The Marshall Decision and Native Rights Ken Coates explains the cross-cultural, legal, and political implications of the recent Supreme Court decision on the Donald Marshall case. He describes the events, personalities, and conflicts that brought the Maritimes to the brink of a major confrontation between Mi'kmaq and the non-Mi'kmaq fishers in the fall of 1999, detailing the bungling by federal departments and the lack of police preparedness. He...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773521089
• ISBN13: 9780773521087
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A scholarly, informative, and much appreciated contribution

The Marshall Decision And Native Rights addresses the legal history and political implications of a variety of Native American issues within Canada. Treaty issues for hunting, fishing, logging rights, maritime activities, self-governance, and Canadian Supreme Court rulings are presented with a series of essay chapters blending aboriginal history and anthropology with politics, law, and constitutional policy decisions. The Marshall Decision And Native Rights is a scholarly, informative, and much appreciated contribution to Canadian-based Native American studies, reading lists, and reference collections.