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Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity
$35.00
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Format:
Paperback
Text Content Territories:
Indigenous Canadian;
Status: Available
Other Categories:
Books | Indigenous Peoples | Indigenous Peoples in Canada | First Nations | Mi'kmaq (Mi'gmaq) | Indigenous Studies | Law / Politics | Non-Fiction | Social and Cultural Studies
Synopsis:
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 Aboriginal rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in relation to Indigenous identity. She also examines various band membership codes to determine how they affect Indigenous identity, and how their reliance on status criteria perpetuates discrimination. She offers suggestions for a better way of determining Indigenous identity and citizenship and argues that First Nations themselves must determine their citizenship based on ties to the community, not blood or status.
Additional Information
280 pages | 6.00" x 9.00"
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