Nested Federalism and Inuit Governance in the Canadian Arctic

by Gary Wilson and Gary N. Wilson

Book Overview

Nested Federalism and Inuit Governance in the Canadian Arctic traces the political journey toward self-governance taken by three predominantly Inuit regions over the past forty years: Nunavik in northern Qu bec, the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the western Northwest Territories, and Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador. The Canadian federal system was never designed to recognize Indigenous governance, and it has resisted formal institutional change...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774863080
• ISBN13: 9780774863087
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"