We Are Not You: First Nations and Canadian Modernity (Terra Incognita (Peterborough, Ont.).) In the hands of Claude Denis, the case becomes a focal point of interpretations of difference set against the political landscape of Canada's highly charged conflicts of nationalisms.Observing the ruling and reasoning of the court (which found in favour of Peters), and the way in which that ruling
| Title | : | We Are Not You: First Nations and Canadian Modernity (Terra Incognita (Peterborough, Ont.).) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.61 (480 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1551111187 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1997-10-01 |
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We are not You starts with a 1992 court case, Peters v. Campbell, in which Joseph Peters sued fellow members of his Coast Salish people who, at his wife's instigation, forced him to undergo traditional ceremonies in order to resolve various marital difficulties. In the hands of Claude Denis, the case becomes a focal point of interpretations of difference set against the political landscape of Canada's highly charged conflicts of nationalisms.Observing the ruling and reasoning of the court (which found in favour of Peters), and the way in which that ruling was reported through the national media, this book is an exploration of the language of power and authority, of individual and collective rights, and of the politics of difference.What guidelines should we follow when the laws of the modern state and the laws of Aboriginal peoples collide? What do such cases reveal about the underlying spiritual and material orientations of aboriginal and dominant societies? What do they have t
Editorial : "Reflexive, interdisciplinary 'We Are Not You' reorients understandings of the political project we call Canada into new, more hopeful directions." -- David Schneiderman, University of Alberta
A poet turned pickpocket stumbles across a photo of his beloved, long since gone, in the wallet of his latest mark. It doesn't assume the kids reading it need to have it all spelled out for them--some thinking will be required! There's some good stuff here.
Could have been longer. Entire chunks of those precious 125 pages are gobbled up with superficial treatment of important topics like DI and ORM (done the NHibernate way with POCO classes). Alas, all is not what it seems. He proved that you can beat cancer with alternative medicines.. Their code examples DON"T WORK! The download files that they say can be downloaded from their "Dummies site" are non existent. This is a great series that is quite addictive. I must say the most painful parts of the course were those covered in this book. I personally prefer as many curse words as possible, but since the ones without curse words are funny as well, I really can't complain!
The dark background really makes the colors
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