Table of Contents
Preface Larry Chartrand Oonagh E. Fitzgerald Risa Schwartz ix
Introduction John Borrows 1
Part I International Law Perspectives
1 The Art of Braiding Indigenous Peoples' Inherent Human Rights into the Law of Nation-States James (Sa'ke'j) Youngblood Henderson 13
2 Using Legislation to Implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Sheryl Lightfoot 21
3 Revitalizing Canada's Indigenous Constitution: Two Challenges John Borrows 29
4 "We have never been domestic": State Legitimacy and the Indigenous Question Joshua Nichols 39
5 Indigenous Legal Orders, Canadian Law and UNDRIP Gordon Christie 47
6 Bringing a Gendered Lens to Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Brenda L. Gunn 55
Part II Indigenous Law Perspectives
7 Braiding the Incommensurable: Indigenous Legal Traditions and the Duty to Consult Sarah Morales 65
8 Mapping the Meaning of Reconciliation in Canada: Implications for Métis-Canada Memoranda of Understanding on Reconciliation Negotiations Larry Chartrand 83
9 Our Languages Are Sacred: Indigenous Language Rights in Canada Lorena Sekwan Fontaine 93
10 Navigating Our Ongoing Sacred Legal Relationship with Nibi (Water) Aimée Craft 101
11 Rebuilding Relationships and Nations: A Mi'kmaw Perspective of the Path to Reconciliation Cheryl Knockwood 111
12 Canary in a Coal Mine: Indigenous Women and Extractive Industries in Canada Sarah Morales 119
Part III Domestic Law Perspectives
13 Beyond Van der Peet: Bringing Together International, Indigenous and Constitutional Law Brenda L. Gunn 135
14 UNDRIP and the Move to the Nation-to-Nation Relationship Joshua Nichols 145
15 Options for Implementing UNDRIP without Creating Another Empty Box Jeffery G. Hewitt 153
16 Asserted vs. Established Rights and the Promise of UNDRIP Robert Hamilton 159
17 Articles 27 and 46(2): UNDRIP Signposts Pointing beyond the Justifiable-infringement Morass of Section 35 Ryan Beaton 167
18 Strategizing UNDRIP Implementation: Some Fundamentals Kerry WHkins 177
19 UNDRIP Implementation, Intercultural Learning and Substantive Engagement with Indigenous Legal Orders Hannah Askew 189
Part IV Concluding Thoughts
20 Implementation of UNDRIP within Canadian and Indigenous Law: Assessing Challenges Gordon Christie 199
21 Conflicts or Complementarity with Domestic Systems? UNDRIP, Aboriginal Law and the Future of International Norms in Canada Joshua Nichols Robert Hamilton 207
22 UNDRIP as a Catalyst for Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Implementation and Reconciliation Cheryl Knockwood 215
23 The Necessity of Exploring Inherent Dignity in Indigenous Knowledge Systems James (Sa'ke'j) Youngblood Henderson 223
Contributors 229
Artist Credits 235
