Standoff : why reconciliation fails Indigenous People and how to fix it

Summary: By weaving in personal stories of growing up Métis on the fringes of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba and representing First Nations in court and negotiations, McIvor brings to life the human side of the law and politics surrounding Indigenous peoples' ongoing struggle for fairness and justice. His writing covers many of the most important issues that have become part of a national dialogue, including systemic racism, treaty rights, violence against Indigenous people, Métis identity, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) and the duty to consult. McIvor's message is consistent and powerful: if Canadians are brave enough to confront the reality of the country's colonialist past and present and insist that politicians replace empty promises with concrete, meaningful change, there is a realistic path forward based on respect, recognition and the implementation of Indigenous rights.

Record details

ISBN: 9780889714205 (paperback)
Physical Description: 205 pages ; 22 cm
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Publisher: Gibsons, BC : Nightwood Editions, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Residential schools and reconciliation : a Canada Day proposal -- Negotiate or litigate? -- Who are the "aboriginal peoples of Canada"? -- Indigenous identity and Canadian law : a personal journey -- A new legal remedy for Indigenous peoples -- What does the Daniels Decision mean? -- How to fulfill the duty to consult -- The piecemeal infringement of treaty rights -- The duty to consult-a second best alternative -- Columbus's ghost : past infringements and the duty to consult -- The Groundhog Day conundrum -- Breathing life back into the duty to consult -- The duty to consult-a roadblock to direct action -- The duty to consult as an ongoing obligation -- The age of recognition : the significance of the Tsilhqot'in Decision -- Provinces burdened with fulfilling treaty promises -- Environmental assessments and the duty to consult -- Is the duty to consult clear as mud? -- Implications of the Tsilhqot'in Decision -- Canada's misguided land claims policy -- The duty to consult-a narrow vision -- Good news for the duty to consult -- The duty to consult at the Supreme Court in 2017 -- Change of direction required : Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada -- Saving the Specific Claims Tribunal : Williams Lake Indian Band v. Canada (2018) -- Treaties at risk : the Fort McKay First Nation -- A pipeline too far : the problem with the duty to consult -- Reconciliation at the end of a gun : The Wet'suwet'en and the RCMP -- The Wet'suwet'en, aboriginal title and the Rule of Law : an explainer -- The Wet'suwet'en, governments and Indigenous peoples : a five-step plan for reconciliation -- Consent is not a four-letter word : what next for the Trans Mountain Pipeline? -- A monument to racism : BC doubles down on Site C Dam -- Why Quebec but not Indigenous appointments to the Supreme Court? -- Reconciliation as a massive failure -- The case for denying Indigenous rights -- A cold rain falls : Canada's proposed UNDRIP legislation -- Colonialism's disciples : how government undermines Indigenous people -- Made of sterner stuff-the problem with allies -- How the Canadian legal system fails Indigenous people.