Beyond Blood : Rethinking Indigenous Identity / Pamela D. Palmater.
2011
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Beyond Blood : Rethinking Indigenous Identity / Pamela D. Palmater.
Added Author
Day, Isadore, contributor, contributor.
Montour, Bill, contributor, contributor.
Paul, Candice, contributor, contributor.
Paul, Laurence contributor, contributor.
Montour, Bill, contributor, contributor.
Paul, Candice, contributor, contributor.
Paul, Laurence contributor, contributor.
Imprint
Vancouver ; Toronto : University of British Columbia Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Description
1 online resource (280 p.)
Formatted Contents Note
Front Matter
Contents
Forewords
Acknowledgements
Introduction A Mi'kmaq Woman
Legislated Identity: Control, Division, and Assimilation
The Right to Determine Citizenship
The Right to Belong: Charter Equality for Indigenous Peoples
Band Membership vs. Self-Government Citizenship
Beyond Blood
Comparing the status of my grandmother's line to my family's line had she been a grandfather
Notes
Index
About the Author
Contents
Forewords
Acknowledgements
Introduction A Mi'kmaq Woman
Legislated Identity: Control, Division, and Assimilation
The Right to Determine Citizenship
The Right to Belong: Charter Equality for Indigenous Peoples
Band Membership vs. Self-Government Citizenship
Beyond Blood
Comparing the status of my grandmother's line to my family's line had she been a grandfather
Notes
Index
About the Author
Summary
The current Status criteria of the Indian Act contains descent-based rules akin to blood quantum that are particularly discriminatory against women and their descendants, which author Pamela Palmater argues will lead to the extinguishment of First Nations as legal and constitutional entities. 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 Indigenous identity, Aboriginal rights, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Palmater also examines band membership codes to determine if their reliance on status criteria perpetuates discrimination. She offers changes for determining Indigenous identity and citizenship and argues that First Nations must determine citizenship themselves.
Language Note
In English.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Title is part of eBook package: University of British Columbia eBook-Package 2013-2000 De Gruyter
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DeGruyter online
Language
English
ISBN
9781895830736
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