ISBN

9780978162818

Statement of Responsibility

Robert P.C. Joseph and Cynthia F. Joseph.

Edition

2nd ed.

Publication Information

North Vancouver B.C. : Indigenous Corporate Training

Physical Description

182 p. : ill. 21 cm.

Contents

Part I: CrossCultural Perspectives -- A. Historical background -- Scientific and Indigenous perspectives of the "New World" -- Columbus discovered a minimally populated "New World" -- Wheels, written languages, and the primitive cultures -- All Aboriginal peoples were nomadic -- They had primitive engineering knowledge -- They had primitive models of governance -- The New World was discovered in 1492 -- How can a group of people we conquered have any rights -- The Métis Nation: a battered but unbroken people -- B. Nations to wards and back again: constitutional, political and legal context -- The British North America Act -- The Indian Act -- Assimilation: best thing that could happen to them -- Other legislation -- The Indian Act vs. self-determination -- The 1969 White Paper -- The Constitution Act, 1982 -- Lack of political will: Supreme Court leads the way -- Calder -- Guerin -- Martin -- Sparrow -- Delgamuukw -- Haida Nation -- Taku River Tlingit -- C. Negotiating treaties: then and now -- Historical treaties and 'usufructuary rights' -- Modern treaties and other signs of progress -- D. Aboriginal self-government -- Provide clarity: what is Aboriginal self-government? -- Why does self-government matter? -- Community healing and self-government -- The costs of self-government (and of the status quo) -- Guiding principles for negotiating self-government -- E. Aboriginal Peoples: then and now -- "Aboriginal peoples are all the same, right?" -- "What do they want?" -- Aboriginal governance structures in Canada: customary and statutory; hereditary and elected -- Aboriginal population -- Misconceptions and realities -- Part II: Techniques and tools -- A. Aboriginal understanding - a quiz and glossary of terms -- Glossary of terms -- B. Business case for working effectively with Aboriginal peoples -- Business case for industrials -- Business case for governments -- Business case for small and medium-sized enterprises -- C. Aboriginal consultation -- Risk, consultation, and accomodation model -- Risk assessment -- D. Respect -- Research -- Evaluate -- Strategize -- Present -- Evaluate -- Customize -- Transform -- Do's and dont's - a check list -- E. Scenarios - test your knowledge -- Answers to glossary quiz -- Answers to scenarios.