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Author:

Posluns, Michael,

Title:

Speaking with authority : the emergence of the vocabulary of First Nations' self-government / Michael W. Posluns.

Publisher:

Routledge,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xvii, 337 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Indians of North America--Canada--Government relations.
Indians of North America--Canada--Politics and government.
Indians of North America--Canada--Ethnic identity.
Self-determination, National--Canada.
Communication in politics--Canada.
Canada--Political aspects.--Political aspects.
Canada--Politics and government.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-323) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: gaining a purchase : an introduction to the public emergence of the vocabulary of First Nations' self-government -- The interplay of language, policy and ethics in the discourse of First Nations' relations -- Assimilation, enfranchisement and the white paper : an overview of First Nations' relations before 1970 -- Public conversations on First Nations' self-government -- The middle period : a minority parliament and a first patriation bill -- Notions of sovereignty : self-help, self-confidence, and individual and collective self-fulfillment.

Series:

Indigenous peoples and politics

ISBN:

0415946530
9780415946537
9780415946537 (alk. paper)
0415946530 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)68221052

LCCN:

2006014054

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)