Aboriginal Politics and Governments
Political Science 311
Course
Outline
- Course Home Page
- Course Description
- Course Objectives
- Course Outline
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 3
- Unit 4
- Unit 5
- Unit 6
- Unit 7
- Student Evaluation
- Digital Reading Room
Unit 6
Treaty Making,
Land Claim Agreements,
and Aboriginal Governments
Learning Objectives
When you have completed Unit 6, you should be able to achieve the following learning objectives.
- Describe the history of treaty making in Canada, particularly with reference to The Royal Proclamation and to problems related to treaties and the fulfilment of treaty obligations.
- Discuss the importance of treaties today, and their implications for negotiations regarding governance issues.
- Identify the variety of perspectives regarding whether or not treaty making continues to be a viable and/or desirable route to realizing self-government.
- Outline the federal land claim negotiation process, including its relationship to treaties and treaty making, as well as the various perspectives of the effectiveness of the land claim process.
- Consider possible future directions for treaty making and land claims in Canada.
