This land is not for sale : Canada's original people and their land : a saga of neglect, exploitation, and conflict

McCullum, Hugh. (Author). McCullum, Karmel Taylor, 1938- (author.).

Summary: Covers Indian, Inuit and Metis land claims and northern development.

Record details

ISBN: 0919030106
ISBN: 9780919030107
Physical Description: print
210 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Publisher: Toronto : Anglican Book Centre, ©1975.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. The land -- A century of unfinished business -- Royal Proclamation of 1763 -- treaties -- 2. Energy -- Our most non-renewable, non-returnable throw-a-way product -- 3. The mushroom society -- Paternalism, colonialism, and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development -- 4. Beads and blankets -- A look at two modern-day settlements in James Bay and Alaska -- 5. The Yukon -- Together today for our children tomorrow and a growing white backlash -- 6. Northern Manitoba -- The saga of how the Manitoba government and its crown corporation betrayed the native people -- Manitoba hydro -- Churchill diversion plan -- Nelson House -- 7. Northwest British Columbia -- Where violence may be the only way to make things change -- Nishga [Nisga'a] land claim settlement -- 8. The Northwest Territories -- Where land is more important than money -- Berger Report -- 9. The churches -- From the paternalism of yesterday to the liberation of today -- 10. Alternatives -- A search for new policies of northern development