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Book SynopsisEdward J. Hedican's Ipperwash provides an incisive examination of protest and dissent within the context of land claims disputes and Aboriginal rights.
Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction * Ipperwash as a Case Study; Dissent and Society * The So-Called 'Indian Problem' * Research on Aboriginal Policy; Legal, Cultural, and Social Variability * Modern Aboriginal Conditions * The Scope of the Book 2. Aboriginal Policy in Canada * The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996) * Nunavut: A New Land, A New Deal (1999) * Ipperwash Inquiry (1995-2007; Canada Votes against UN Aboriginal Rights Declaration (2007) * Prime Minister Harper's Apology (2008) * Aboriginal Leader's Reactions * Urban Aboriginal Strategy (1997-2012) * Assessing Canada's Aboriginal Policy * Conclusion 3. The Nature of Aboriginal Rights * The Context of Aboriginal Claims * The Concept of Aboriginal Rights * Treaties and Land Surrenders * Aboriginal Claims Policy * The Courts and Aboriginal Claims * Conclusion 4. The Politics of Resistance and Confrontation * Contested Ground: The Nature of Resistance * The Ojibway Warrior Society, Kenora, Ontario (1974) * The Teme-Augama Anishnabai Logging Blockade (1988) * The Innu and the Goose Bay Air Base Occupation (1988) * The Lubicon Lake Cree Confrontation (1988) * The Mohawk Warrior Society, Oka, Quebec (1990) * First Nations Policing Policy (1992) * The Gustafsen Lake Standoff (1995) * The Burnt Church Fishing Dispute (2002) * Caledonia and the Grand River Land Dispute (2006) * Grassy Narrows: Mercury Poisoning and Forest Management Protest (2006) * The Akwesasne Border Confrontation (2009) * Patterns of Resistance: Comparative Perspectives * Aboriginal-Police Relations: Resistance and Reconciliation * Conclusion 5. The Ipperwash confrontation * Aboriginal Origins in Ontario * Kettle and Stony Point First Nations * Land Cessions * The Occupation of Ipperwash Park * The Ontario Government's Response * Racial and Culturally Intolerant Attitudes * The Shooting of Dudley George * The OPP Response * A Framework for Police Preparedness * Chiefs of Ontario Response to the Framework * Did the OPP Forget the Lessons of Ipperwash? * Amnesty International is Watching * Ipperwash Inquiry Backlash * Ipperwash and the Media * Conclusion 6. Ipperwash Inquiry Recommendations * Ipperwash Inquiry Recommendations * Policing Aboriginal Protests and Occupations * Facilitating Negotiations * Project Maple: Crisis Negotiation * Redressive Action * Treaty Commission of Ontario * Wider Considerations of the Ipperwash Inquiry * Update: Return of Land and Settlements * Conclusion 7. Ipperwash as Racial Oppression * Anti-Native Prejudice * Understanding Racial Oppression * The Violent Suppression of Aboriginal Protests * Policy Recommendations Concerning Aboriginal Protests * Aboriginal Policy as an Exercise of Choice? * The Systemic Nature of Racial Oppression * Conclusion 8. Institutional Racism in Canada * The Characteristics of Institutional Racism * The Media * The Police * The State * A Policy of Respect, Justice and Tolerance * Summary of Aboriginal Issues * Concluding Remarks on Aboriginal Protests and Resistance NOTES References Appendix Index
