Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada [1st Edition, 1st Printing]

Grace Li Xiu Woo

ISBN 10: 0774818875 / ISBN 13: 9780774818872

Published by UBC Press, Vancouver, Toronto, 2011

About this Item

First Edition with complete number line to 1. Hardcover. A touch of wear to the extremities, top rear corner lightly bumped, else Fine. A bright, clean unmarked copy. No jacket. Robust shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada [1st Edition, 1st Printing]
• Publisher: UBC Press, Vancouver, Toronto
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774818875
• ISBN 13: 9780774818872
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Some assume that Canada earned a place among postcolonial states in 1982 when it took charge of its Constitution. Yet despite the formal recognition accorded to Aboriginal and treaty rights at that time, Indigenous peoples continue to argue that they are still being colonized. Grace Woo assesses this allegation using a binary model that distinguishes colonial from postcolonial legality. She argues that two legal paradigms governed the expansion of the British Empire, one based on popular consent, the other on conquest and the power to command. Ghost Dancing with Colonialism casts explanatory light on ongoing tensions between Canada and Indigenous peoples.

About the Author

Grace Li Xiu Woo is a retired member of the LawSociety of British Columbia. She has taught in the Program of LegalStudies for Native People at the University of Saskatchewan.