“Because our law is our law”: considering Anishinaabe citizenship orders through adoption narratives at Fort William First Nation

• Main Author: Lee, Damien
• Other Authors: Ladner, Kiera (Native Studies/Political Studies), Trott, Christopher (Native Studies) Hart, Michael (Social Work) Borrows, John (University of Victoria) Pierre, Marlene (Guest Member: Elder)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Anishinaabeg; Citizenship; Resurgence; Decolonization; Treaty Constitutionalism; Biskaabiiyang; Indigenist; Canada; Fort William; Indian; anishina*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32277

This dissertation demonstrates that inherent Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) citizenship law exists, and can be seen through adoption practices used by Anishinaabe families. For more than 165 years, Indigenous citizenship orders have been targeted by Canadian society through its laws, such as the Indian Act an...