Colonial Fault Lines: First Nations Autonomy and Indigenous Lands in the Time of COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the political and economic fault lines in the exercise of power across multiple jurisdictions. This article focuses on the power of First Nations to make enforceable decisions in respect to reserve lands, specifically the powers First Nations have to enforce public he...

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Main Authors: Flynn, Alexandra, Shanks, Signa Daum
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Allard Research Commons 2022
Subjects:
Aboriginal and treaty rights
COVID-19
Indigenous health
Indigenous lands
Indigenous sovereignty
Indigenous
Indian
and Aboriginal Law
Law
First Nations
Online Access:https://commons.allard.ubc.ca/fac_pubs/694
https://commons.allard.ubc.ca/context/fac_pubs/article/1701/viewcontent/Colonial_fault_lines_First_Nations_autonomy_and_Indigenous_lands_in_the_time_of_COVID_19.pdf
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Summary:The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the political and economic fault lines in the exercise of power across multiple jurisdictions. This article focuses on the power of First Nations to make enforceable decisions in respect to reserve lands, specifically the powers First Nations have to enforce public health restrictions during the pandemic. We argue that Canadian law both enables First Nations to assert decisionmaking in respect to their lands, and undermines Indigenous authority in relation to enforcement and intergovernmental status. This paper is part of the SPE Theme on the Political Economy of COVID-19.

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