Getting out of the way: on the road to aboriginal self‐government

“Now, the government wants to give us self government. With what will we govern? They have taken our land! They have taken our timber! They have taken our fish! What will we do?” Saik'uz elder Sophie Thomas on the 1992 Charlottetown Accord. “Recognition and respect for First Nations as self‐det...

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Published in:Canadian Public Administration
Main Authors: Chief, Grand, John, Edward
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994
Subjects:
Public Administration
Sociology and Political Science
Charlottetown
First Nations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-7121.1994.tb00871.x
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Summary:“Now, the government wants to give us self government. With what will we govern? They have taken our land! They have taken our timber! They have taken our fish! What will we do?” Saik'uz elder Sophie Thomas on the 1992 Charlottetown Accord. “Recognition and respect for First Nations as self‐determining and distinct nations with their own spiritual values, histories, languages, territories, political institutions and ways of life must be the hallmark of this new relationship.” BC Task Group Report ‐ June 1991

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