Struggle for Recognition: Canadian Justice and the Metis Nation

By The Manitoba Metis Federation

The Metis struggle to develop their own legal system within a colonial context informs this collection of essays and research articles. The Struggle for Recognition is essential for anyone seeking to understand the judicial and political discourse of the Metis nation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0921827180
• ISBN13: 9780921827184
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Pemmican Publications, Incorporated
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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This book, The Struggle for Recognition: Canadian Justice and the Metis Nation, traces the struggle of the Canadian Metis people to retain and develop their own legal system in the colonial context and documents the present day impact of the legal and child welfare systems upon the Metis people. It contains an update of the information that the Manitoba Metis Federation presented to Manitoba's Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.This book is still available from Pemmican Publications Inc. 150 Henry Ave. 3rd Floor, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B OJ7, phone (204) 586-8474