Postcolonial sovereignty? : the Nisga'a final agreement

Type

Book

Authors

Tracie Lea Scott ( Scott, Tracie Lea )

ISBN 10

1895830613

ISBN 13

9781895830613

Tags

Nisga'a Nation -- Treaties etc. -- 1999 April 27, Nisga'a -- Treaties, Nisga'a -- Land tenure, Indigenous land transfers -- British Columbia -- History, Indigenous land transfers, Nisga'a -- Government relations, Nisga'a -- British Columbia -- Government relations, Nisga'a -- British Columbia -- Claims -- History, Nisga'a -- Land tenure -- British Columbia, Indigenous self-government -- Canada, Indigenous self-government, Treaties, Sovereignty, Indigenous peoples -- Government relations, Indigenous peoples -- Claims, Indigenous peoples -- Land tenure, Nisga'a, British Columbia

Abstract

"In 1999 the Nisga'a First Nation in Northwestern British Columbia signed a landmark agreement which not only settled their land claim but outlined significant powers that could be exercised by its government. This book analyzes the impact the agreement has on federal/provincial/First Nations relations, but also in a concise manner examines the major terms of the agreement. The author summarizes the settlement and, more importantly, the powers over land, resources, education, and cultural policy granted to the Nisga'a government. She notes that the agreement marks a major departure from previous land claims agreements and outlines the opposition, including two court challenges, mounted against the agreement."--Amazon.

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