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On the land : confronting the challenges to aboriginal self-determination in Northern Quebec and Labrador /

It is from the land that the Native peoples of Canada draw their strength. If the people of Quebec claim a right to sovereignty, Inuit of Quebec argue their right of self-determination empowers them with the choice to remain part of Quebec, of Canada or to secede on their own. The James Bay Cree con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Frost Centre for Canadian Heritage and Development Studies
Otros Autores: Hodgins, Bruce W., 1931-, Cannon, Kerry A., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : Betelguese Books, ©1995.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:It is from the land that the Native peoples of Canada draw their strength. If the people of Quebec claim a right to sovereignty, Inuit of Quebec argue their right of self-determination empowers them with the choice to remain part of Quebec, of Canada or to secede on their own. The James Bay Cree consider Hydro Quebec's "mad plans to engineer and dam the vast ecosystem" where they have lived for centuries an affront to their own right to control their land. The Labrador Innu are struggling with both the federal and provincial governments to protect their traditional hunting territories from threat
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781554882533
1554882532
9781459713710
1459713710