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About the Book
In the early 1970s, many questioned whether Aboriginal title existed in Canada and rejected the notion that Aboriginal peoples should have rights different from those of other citizens. But in 1973 the Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark decision in the Calder case, confirming that Aboriginal title constituted a right within Canadian law.
Let Right Be Done examines the doctrine of Aboriginal title thirty years later and puts the Calder case in its legal, historical, and political context, both nationally and internationally. With its innovative blend of scholarly analysis and input from many of those intimately involved in the case, this book should be essential reading for anyone interested in Aboriginal law, treaty negotiations, and the history of the “BC Indian land question.”
About the Author(s)
Hamar Foster is Professor of Law at the University of Victoria.
Heather Raven is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Victoria.
Jeremy Webber holds the Canada Research Chair in Law and Society at the University of Victoria.
Table of Contents
Reviews
Let Right Be Done is an invaluable collection of insightful essays on a crucial legal case that profoundly affected, and continues to influence, Canadian law.
– J.R. (Jim) Miller is Professor of History and Canada Research Chair in Native-Newcomer Relations at the University of Saskatchewan, and the author of Reflections on Native-Newcomer Relations: Selected Essays.
This important book reminds us of the courage and determination of the Nisga'a people. The late Frank Calder held an unwavering belief in justice and, with his accomplished counsel, Thomas Berger, Q.C., broke the trail for indigenous legal claims in Canada. Let Right Be Done
–Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Representative for Children and Youth British Columbia
…a remarkable new book titled Let Right Be Done - a comprehensive but surprisingly easy- to-read history of aboriginal title claims, the landmark Calder case that confirmed Nisga'a rights in the Nass claims, and the future of native rights.
Foster doesn't lose the reader with legalese. He holds his tapestry of facts and points of law together with simply woven threads of sourced anecdotes. What could have been a complex and boring recitation of legal manoeuvring is a riping tale of political and religious bids….
It is a collection of essays, conversations…and dissertations… - a veritable trove of knowledge and understanding of native land claims.
- Jim Hume, Victoria Times-Colonist, March 2008
With the passing of 30 years since the Supreme Court of Canada in the Calder case confirmed the land rights of our Indigenous peoples, this book is a landmark series of essays tracing the application of these rights right up to the present day. … Certainly this is a must have book for those interested in letting right be done.
- Ronald F. MacIsaac, Lower Island News, January/February 2008
LET RIGHT BE DONE is a rich and profound volume. …This is an incisive collection of essays both for the general reader and for scholars of law, history, and social justice wishing to reflect upon and investigate these issues. The strength of this collection lies in its silent call that occurs much after one finishes the text. It is this silent call that is the legacy of CALDER itself.
- Carmela Murdocca, York University, Law and Politics Book Review, Vol.18, No.7, July 2008
Sample Chapter
Front Matter and Chapter One
Related Topics
Native Studies
Law
History
BC Studies
BC Studies > History
BC Studies > Law
BC Studies > Native Studies
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