From Wardship to Rights

From Wardship to Rights
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9780774864596
ISBN-13 : 0774864591
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Book Synopsis From Wardship to Rights by : Jim Reynolds

Download or read book From Wardship to Rights written by Jim Reynolds and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of a First Nation’s single-minded quest for justice. In 1958, the federal government leased part of the small Musqueam Reserve in Vancouver to an exclusive golf club at below market value. When the band members discovered this in 1970, they initiated legal action. Their tenacity led to the 1984 decision in Guerin v. The Queen, whereby the Supreme Court of Canada held that the government has a fiduciary duty towards Indigenous peoples. Jim Reynolds, who served as one of the legal counsel for the Musqueam, provides an in-depth analysis of this landmark case and its impact on Canadian law, politics, and society. By recognizing that the Musqueam had enforceable legal rights, the Guerin case changed the relationship between governments and Indigenous peoples from one of wardship to one based on legal rights. It was a seismic decision.


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