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Canadian government and Aboriginal peoples : the Northwest Territories / prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples by Gurston Dacks.: Z1-1991/1-41-168E-PDF

“This study examines the social and political context that underlies the policies of the First Nations and the government of the Northwest Territories that relate to the First Nations of the territory. The study reports on these policies and the strategic logic that underlies them. On the basis of this analysis, the study suggests recommendations that the Royal Commission should make in order to promote the constitutional development of the territory in a fashion that respects the rights of the First Nations and promotes cooperative and effective governance of the territory. The relationship between the Aboriginal peoples and the government of the Northwest Territories is unique among Canadian jurisdictions because only in the N.W.T. does the pursuit of Aboriginal self-determination raise fundamental questions about the future structure of the public government"--Executive summary, p. 5.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Privy Council Office.
  • Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
TitleCanadian government and Aboriginal peoples : the Northwest Territories / prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples by Gurston Dacks.
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Historical publication digitized by the Privy Council Office of Canada.
  • Imperfect: paginations listed in t.o.c. and printed in report do not match in this digitized edition.
  • Cover title.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
  • 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical background -- 3. Present context -- 4. Actors-processes-jurisdictional frame-mandate -- 5. Overview of government activities -- 6. Assessing the relationship between territorial policies and the future of Aboriginal governance -- 7. Conclusions: reflections on the Northwest Territories as a postmodern society -- Appendix A. Statistical profile of the Aboriginal peoples of the Northwest Territories -- Appendix B. Inventory of programs and expenditures of the territorial government directly related to Native people -- Appendix C. Chronology of important events.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, [1996?]
Author / Contributor
  • Dacks, Gurston,1945-
Description108, 6 p.
Catalogue number
  • Z1-1991/1-41-168E-PDF
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