Conflict in Caledonia: Aboriginal Land Rights and the Rule of Law (Law and Society Series)
By Laura DeVries.
Description
In February 2006, First Nations protesters blocked workers from entering a housing development in southern Ontario. The protest highlighted the issue of land rights and sparked a series of ongoing events known as the “Caledonia Crisis.” This powerful account of the dispute links the actions of police, officials, and locals to non-Aboriginal discourses about law, landscape, and identity. DeVries encourages non-Aboriginal Canadians to reconsider their assumptions, to view “facts” such as the rule of law as culturally specific notions that prevent truly equitable dialog...
ISBN(s)
077482185X, 9780774821858
