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Aboriginal law handbook / Olthuis Kleer Townshend, LLP ; editors: Lorraine Land and Matt McPherson; contributors: Benjamin Brookwell [and 21 others].

Land, Lorraine, (editor.). McPherson, Matt, (editor.). Brookwell, Benjamin. (Added Author). Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend. (Added Author).

Summary:

Publisher's description: Aboriginal Law Handbook, 5th Edition is a practical, unique reference work to the law as it affects Aboriginal peoples and organizations, for both lawyers and non-lawyers. It also features in-depth analysis on a number of legal and policy issues affecting Aboriginal peoples.

Record details

ISBN: 9780779886500 (paberback)
Physical Description: lxxxvi, 661 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Thomson Reuters, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes table of cases. "Founding author: Shin Imai."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The relationship -- The constitutional framework -- Aboriginal and treaty rights -- Land and "land claims" -- Métis -- Inuit -- Duty to consult and accommodate -- Self-government -- International law and sovereignty -- Bands, band councils and reserves -- Indian Act registration, band membership and First Nation citizenship -- Non-status and/or off-reserve -- Elections and referenda -- Housing -- Families and children -- Wills and estates -- Residential schools -- Resource revenue sharing and Impact Benefit Agreements (IBAs) -- Economic development : community-owned corporate entities and business on reserve -- Taxation -- Trusts for Aboriginal communities -- Employment relations -- Human rights and privacy -- The criminal justice system -- Commissions, inquiries, and other investigations -- Injunctions and blockades.