Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity - Couverture souple

Palmater, Pamela D.

 
9781895830606: Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1895830605 ISBN 13 : 9781895830606
Editeur : Purich Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The current Status criteria of theIndian Act contains descent-based rules akin to blood quantum that are particularly discriminatory against women and their descendants, which author Pamela Palmater argues will lead to the extinguishment of First Nations as legal and constitutional entities. Beginning with an historic overview of legislative enactments defining Indian status and their impact on First Nations, the author examines contemporary court rulings dealing with Indigenous identity, Aboriginal rights, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Palmater also examines band membership codes to determine if their reliance on status criteria perpetuates discrimination. She offers changes for determining Indigenous identity and citizenship and argues that First Nations must determine citizenship themselves.

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À propos de l?auteur

Pamela Palmater is a member of the River Bar First Nation in northern New Brunswick. Currently, she holds the position of associate professor and chair in Indigenous governance in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University.

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Éditeur
Purich Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1895830605
ISBN 13 
9781895830606
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
280
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Personne responsable
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