Between justice and certainty; treaty making in British Columbia.KEB529 0-7748-1131-5 Between justice and certainty; treaty making in British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography . Woolford, Andrew. U. of British Columbia Press, [c]2005 229 p. $85.00 The British Columbia treaty process was established in 1992 to resolve the outstanding land claims of First Nations in the province. Woolford (sociology, U. of Manitoba Manitoba (mănĭtō`bə), province (2001 pop. 1,119,583), 250,934 sq mi (650,930 sq km), including 39,215 sq mi (101,580 sq km) of water surface, W central Canada. ) examines the interplay in·ter·play n. Reciprocal action and reaction; interaction. intr.v. in·ter·played, in·ter·play·ing, in·ter·plays To act or react on each other; interact. between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal visions of justice and certainty in the first decade of the treaty process to determine if there is a space between the two concepts in which modern treaties can be made. Using interviews, field research and both archival and modern treaty documents, Woolford argues that the goal of certainty is overriding (programming) overriding - Redefining in a child class a method or function member defined in a parent class. Not to be confused with "overloading". the demand for justice, which he feels is necessary for reconciliation. Distributed by U. of Washington Press. |
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