Speaking with authority [electronic resource] : the emergence of the vocabulary of First Nations' self-government / Michael W. Posluns.
Series: Indigenous peoples and politicsPublication details: New York : Routledge, c2007.Description: xvii, 337 pISBN:- 9780203942987
- Indians of North America -- Canada -- Government relations
- Indians of North America -- Canada -- Politics and government
- Indians of North America -- Canada -- Ethnic identity
- Self-determination, National -- Canada
- Communication in politics -- Canada
- Canada -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects
- Canada -- Politics and government
- Also available in print edition. CRC Press (http://www.crcpress.com)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-323) and index.
Introduction: gaining a purchase : an introduction to the public emergence of the vocabulary of First Nations' self-government -- The interplay of language, policy and ethics in the discourse of First Nations' relations -- Assimilation, enfranchisement and the white paper : an overview of First Nations' relations before 1970 -- Public conversations on First Nations' self-government -- The middle period : a minority parliament and a first patriation bill -- Notions of sovereignty : self-help, self-confidence, and individual and collective self-fulfillment.
Also available in print edition. CRC Press (http://www.crcpress.com)
Mode of access: World Wide Web.