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The struggle for recognition : Canadian justice and the Metis nation  Cover Image Book Book

The struggle for recognition : Canadian justice and the Metis nation / edited by Samuel W. Corrigan and Lawrence J. Barkwell.

Summary:

Traces the efforts of the Metis to develop their own legal system in the colonial context of western Canada and documents the present day impact of the legal system on the Metis people. Includes an update of the evidence presented to the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry by the Manitoba Metis Federation in 1989.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0921827180
  • ISBN: 0921827202
  • Physical Description: viii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Winnipeg : Pemmican Publications, 1991.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Contains the evidence presented by the Manitoba Métis Federation to the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references(pages 221-236).
Formatted Contents Note:
t. 1. Legal systems of the nineteenth century -- pt. 2. The twentieth century -- pt. 3. Into the twenty-first century.
Subject: Métis > Criminal justice system.
Métis > Manitoba > Criminal justice system.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Manitoba > History.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Manitoba.
Métis > Legal status, laws, etc.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Legislative Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Legislative Library, Vaughan Street KEM 529 Man (Text) 36970001075581 Manitoba Heritage Collection Not holdable Onsite consultation -


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