Negotiating the Deal

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements in Canada

Christopher Alcantara

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English

University of Toronto Press
05 March 2013

Indigenous peoples; Land rights; Land & real estate law

This book provides the first systematic and comprehensive analysis of the factors that explain both completed and incomplete treaty negotiations between Aboriginal groups and the federal, provincial, and territorial governments of Canada. Since 1973, groups that have never signed treaties with the Crown have been invited to negotiate what the government calls ""comprehensive land claims agreements,"" otherwise known as modern treaties, which formally transfer jurisdiction, ownership, and title over selected lands to Aboriginal signatories. Despite their importance, not all groups have completed such agreements - a situation that is problematic not only for governments but for Aboriginal groups interested in rebuilding their communities and economies.

Using in-depth interviews with Indigenous, federal, provincial, and territorial officials, Christopher Alcantara compares the experiences of four Aboriginal groups: the Kwanlin Dn First Nation (with a completed treaty) and the Kaska Nations (with incomplete negotiations) in Yukon Territory, and the Inuit (completed) and Innu (incomplete) in Newfoundland and Labrador. Based on the experiences of these groups, Alcantara argues that scholars and policymakers need to pay greater attention to the institutional framework governing treaty negotiations and, most importantly, to the active role that Aboriginal groups play in these processes.

By: Christopher Alcantara
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781442612846
ISBN 10: 1442612843
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 05 March 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Alcantara is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Western University.

Reviews for Negotiating the Deal: Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements in Canada

"""Filling an important gap in both theoretical studies and practical knowledge, Negotiating the Deal is a significant work. It will make a lasting contribution to the literature on land claims, Aboriginal issues generally, and the Canadian political process.""--Kathy L. Brock, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University"

Short-listed for Donald Smiley Prize awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association 2014 (Canada)
Winner of Best Book in Canadian Studies awarded by Canadian Studies Network - R seau d' tudes canadiennes 2014 (Canada)
Winner of Best Book in Canadian Studies awarded by Canadian Studies Network - Réseau d'études canadiennes 2014 (Canada)
Winner of Best Book in Canadian Studies awarded by Canadian Studies Network - Rï¿½seau d'ï¿½tudes canadiennes 2014 (Canada)
Winner of S.M. Lipset Book Award awarded by American Political Science Association 2017 (United States)