Native Peoples and Water Rights : Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada [1 ed.] 9780773576582, 9780773535213

Through a combination of field work and archival research, Kenichi Matsui offers an original and pioneering overview of

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Native Peoples and Water Rights : Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada [1 ed.]
9780773576582, 9780773535213

The first in-depth, interdisciplinary study of Native water rights issues in Canada.

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Since the 1950s the federal government has mounted a series of initiatives to address the social, economic, and politica

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The essays in Anthropology, Public Policy, and Native Peoples in Canada provide a comprehensive evaluation of past, pres

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A powerful case for the essential role of plants and environments in recognizing Indigenous Peoples' land rights ar

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Much hope has been vested in pricing as a means of helping to regulate and rationalize water management, notably in the

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Big dams built for irrigation, power, water supply, and other purposes were among the most potent symbols of economic de

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Egyptian agriculture is uniquely dependent on water, with over 95 per cent of agricultural production originating from l

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The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, established in 1987, was the third regional instrument, after the E

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In A Culture of Rights, Benjamin Authers reads novels by authors including Joy Kogawa, Margaret Atwood, Timothy Findley,

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Traditional histories of North and South America often leave the impression that Native American peoples had little impa

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