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Book SynopsisUsing relational pluralism as a theoretical lens, the author takes a fresh look at the complex issue of aboriginal self-government.
Trade ReviewThis is an academically courageous effort, fording into an area well marked in Canada ... Tim Schoul’s book is important as it gives us a window into how Aboriginal self-government policy in Canada may indeed develop once a period of “treaty federalism” is over. We can only hope that his “relational pluralism” – highly-contextually defined, open to renegociation, driven by local needs, rooted in mutual trust and justice – will prevail. It is refreshing to read his optimism and the book will no doubt play a part in the shaping of public policy and national debate on Aboriginal self-government. -- Anna de Aguayo, Dept. of Anthropology, Dawson College * The American Review of Canadian Studies, Spring 2005 *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1 Identity Politics and Pluralist Theory
2 Approaches to Aboriginal Identity
3 Aboriginal Culture, Nation, and the Politics of Difference
4 Aboriginal Women, Youth, and the Priority of Individual Choice
5 Aboriginal Boundaries and the Demand for External Equality
6 Aboriginal Identity and the Desire for Internal Equality
Conclusion: Aboriginal Self-Government and the Politics of Pluralism
Notes
Bibliography
Index
