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Aboriginal Law Handbook, 3rd Edition
Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend (OKT), Shin Imai
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Author: Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend (OKT)
Co-Author: Shin Imai
Contributors: Nancy Kleer, Kate Kempton, Renée Pelletier, Derek Chum, Bryce Edwards, Maggie Wente, Larry Innes, Kimberley Wolfe, Cathy Guirguis, Judith Rae
This practical "hands-on" guide provides a unique reference work to the law as it affects Aboriginal peoples and organizations, for both lawyers and non-lawyers. The guide also provides in-depth analysis on a number of legal and policy issues affecting aboriginal peoples. The book includes summaries and discussion about the current state of the law and policy about:
- Rights of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada including the constitutional framework; aboriginal and treaty rights; the duty to consult and accommodate; hunting, fishing and trapping rights; land and land claims; and Métis and Inuit rights;
- Aboriginal government issues including self-government; international law and indigenous sovereignty; bands, band councils and reserves; Indian Act registration, band membership; and elections;
- Aboriginal community issues, including community control of programs and services; and housing and construction;
- Topics affecting aboriginal families, including marriage, separation and divorce; child welfare; wills and estates and the residential school settlement;
- Various economic and related matters, including protection, use and management of lands and resources; community corporations; commercial relations and reserves; individual and corporate taxation; trusts for Aboriginal communities; employment relations; and human rights and privacy; and
- Justice issues, including criminal procedure; aboriginal justice initiatives; and injunctions and blockades.
Each chapter contains a brief summary of key issues to remember, as well as a bibliography of secondary sources for further in-depth research.
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