A Breach of Duty NBV3C The Archaeology of Native-Lived Colonialism

The Archaeology of Native-Lived Colonialism convincingly utilizes historical archaeology to link the First Nations experience of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the deeper history of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century interactions and with pre-European times

The following chapters cover Interpretation of Indigenous Treaties and Rights

Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties anticipates recent events as history comes full circle

lakes and groundwater sources that are critical to First Nations

Leroy Little Bear

A Breach of Duty NBV3C The Archaeology of Native-Lived ColonialismAccount of the ground breaking Supreme Court Case, Guerin v. the Queen, in 1984. The lawyer for the Musqueam First Nation during this legal battle provides a detailed history of the case and the meaning behind the decision that compels the federal government to act in the best interests of First Nations. The government's breach of duty to First Nations, in this case the Musqueam, is documented. The author compares Canadian law with respect to