Circles of time : Aboriginal land rights and resistance in Ontario

McNab, David 1947- (author.).

Summary: "The origin of the events during the summer of 1990 in a little-known area of Quebec lies deep within the history of Canada. Resistance to government’s handling of land claims is not new, but the extreme and violent form of the response at Oka heralded a new approach by First Nations to the resolution of Aboriginal land and treaty rights in Canada. Circles of Time documents the experiences of Aboriginal people, their history and recent negotiations in Ontario, and provides insight into the historiography of the treaty-making process, particularly in the last quarter-century. Controversial decisions such as the Temagami case and Oka are detailed, and McNab, who draws on archival sources that support oral history, provides a new perspective on land claims issues. Such compelling background information will be invaluable to anyone endeavoring to understand the origin and the current controversies surrounding Aboriginal land and treaty rights, and will clarify the reasons for resistance. Above all, this book will remind us we must never forget that this history belongs to Aboriginal people. Turtle Island is their place, and their oral history can no longer be ignored." -- amazon.com

Record details

ISBN: 0889203180 (bound)
ISBN: 0889203385 (softcover)
Physical Description: print
viii, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [1999]
Copyright: ©1999

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Free and full possession of their lands: the Metis and the treaty-making process of Ontario -- Maps and photos -- 2. We hardly have any idea of such bargains: Teme-Augama Anishnabai title and land rights -- 3. A paper circle: The reserves of the Assabaska First Nation -- 4. Wilderness and extinction: The Lac la Croix and the Sturgeon Lake First Nations -- 5. Let them harvest blueberries: The Magpie negotiations and agreement of 1987-89 -- 6. A failed settlement?: The Manitoulin Island negotiations of 1988-90 -- 7. All in the family: The Batchewana First Nation, fishing and land rights, 1989-91 -- 8. A spirit of mutual respect: The Walpole Island First Nation and Aboriginal title -- Retrospect: towards a meeting ground -- Appendix A: The St. Anne Island treaty of 1796 -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index.