{"product_id":"on-being-here-to-stay-9781442610026","title":"On Being Here to Stay","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat, other than numbers and power, justifies Canada’s assertion of sovereignty and jurisdiction over the country’s vast territory? Why should Canada’s original inhabitants have to ask for rights to what was their land when non-Aboriginal people first arrived? The question lurks behind every court judgment on Indigenous rights, every demand that treaty obligations be fulfilled, and every land-claims negotiation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing these questions has occupied anthropologist Michael Asch for nearly thirty years. In \u003cem\u003eOn Being Here to Stay\u003c\/em\u003e, Asch retells the story of Canada with a focus on the relationship between First Nations and settlers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsch proposes a way forward based on respecting the “spirit and intent” of treaties negotiated at the time of Confederation, through which, he argues, First Nations and settlers can establish an ethical way for both communities to be here to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Michael Asch argues his points with elegance and logic. His work is always a pleasure to read...This important reflection on the state of Indigenous\/settler relations in Canada merits a wide readership.' -- Neil Vallance BC Studies issue 186, summer 2015 'Asch provides compelling evidence that demonstrates the need to alter our relationship with Indigenous peoples... His position is well founded, legitimately defended and in my opinion, a genuine way to reconcile \"our being here to stay\" with Indigenous peoples.' -- Emily-Jean Gallant The Canadian Journal of Native Studies vol34:02:2014 'In a work relating to treaty rights, there is much here that will contribute to better understandings across a range of Aboriginal and treaty rights issues. Asch has here extended yet again his lifetime of contributing to discussions on section 35 rights, and we should all immensely appreciate his contribution.' -- Dwight Newman Review of Constitutional Studies vol 19:02:2015 'For academic law libraries with collection interests in aboriginal law, this title is an essential addition.' -- Mary Hemmings Law Library Journal vol 106:04:2014 'On Being Here to Stay is a thought provoking read. Michael Asch provides a different perspective on treaty relations not found in most law-oriented texts.' -- Jon Ponath Saskatchewan Law Review vol 78:2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue  Chapter 1: Overview  Chapter 2: Aboriginal Rights and the Canadian Constitution  Chapter 3: Aboriginal Rights and Temporal Priority  Chapter 4: Aboriginal Rights and Self-Determination  Chapter 5: Treaty Relations  Chapter 6: Treaties and Co-Existence  Chapter 7: Treaties and Sharing  Chapter 8: Spirit and Intent  Chapter 9: Setting the Record Straight  Appendix I: Proportionality  Appendix II: Treaty Map  Notes  References","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408348029271,"sku":"9781442610026","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442610026.jpg?v=1730502541","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-being-here-to-stay-9781442610026","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}