Keeping the Land

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Reconciliation and Canadian Law

Rachel Ariss

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Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
29 February 2012

Indigenous peoples; Land rights

When the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug’s traditional territory was threatened by mining exploration in 2006, they followed their traditional duty to protect the land and asked the mining exploration company, Platinex, to leave. Platinex left – and then sued the remote First Nation for $10 billion. The ensuing legal dispute lasted two years and eventually resulted in the jailing of community leaders. Ariss argues that though this jailing was extraordinarily punitive and is indicative of continuing colonialism within the legal system, some aspects of the case demonstrate the potential of Canadian law to understand, include and reflect Aboriginal perspectives. Connecting scholarship in Aboriginal rights and Canadian law, traditional Aboriginal law, social change and community activism, Keeping the Land explores the twists and turns of this legal dispute in order to gain a deeper understanding of the law’s contributions to and detractions from the process of reconciliation.

By: Rachel Ariss
Imprint: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 22mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9781552664773
ISBN 10: 1552664775
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 29 February 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rachel Ariss is an assistant professor in legal studies at the University of Ontario's Institute of Technology. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. John Cutfeet is a member of and a councillor the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug community. He lives in northwestern Ontario.