Indigenous Constitutionalism
Abstract This chapter examines aspects of Canada’s constitution related to its Indigenous roots. It explores the different ways in which Indigenous peoples in Canada possessed constitutional structures prior to European arrival. Indigenous constitutionalism has provided standards through which Indig...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/law/9780190664817.003.0002 2024-06-23T07:45:35+00:00 Indigenous Constitutionalism Pre-existing Legal Genealogies in Canada Borrows, John 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780190664817.003.0002 https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/41300/chapter/352051614 en eng Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of the Canadian Constitution page 13-44 ISBN 0190664819 9780190664817 9780190664848 book-chapter 2017 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/law/9780190664817.003.0002 2024-06-04T06:09:18Z Abstract This chapter examines aspects of Canada’s constitution related to its Indigenous roots. It explores the different ways in which Indigenous peoples in Canada possessed constitutional structures prior to European arrival. Indigenous constitutionalism has provided standards through which Indigenous societies have resisted or engaged with the broader Canadian state. Traditions of Indigenous constitutionalism are varied and diverse because they developed in diverse ecological spaces over vast epochs of time. This vast range of Indigenous constitutional practices has contributed to Canada’s broader constitutional order in many ways. Inuit, Métis, Mikmaq, Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Cree, Secwepmec, and Gitksan constitutional traditions are reviewed to illustrate these themes. Book Part anishina* inuit Oxford University Press Canada 13 44 |
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Abstract This chapter examines aspects of Canada’s constitution related to its Indigenous roots. It explores the different ways in which Indigenous peoples in Canada possessed constitutional structures prior to European arrival. Indigenous constitutionalism has provided standards through which Indigenous societies have resisted or engaged with the broader Canadian state. Traditions of Indigenous constitutionalism are varied and diverse because they developed in diverse ecological spaces over vast epochs of time. This vast range of Indigenous constitutional practices has contributed to Canada’s broader constitutional order in many ways. Inuit, Métis, Mikmaq, Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Cree, Secwepmec, and Gitksan constitutional traditions are reviewed to illustrate these themes. |
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