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Aboriginal Resource Use in Canada: Historical & Legal Aspects

by Kerry Abel

Cover of Aboriginal Resource Use in Canada: Historical & Legal Aspects

This collection of 18 articles focus on aboriginal rights to the use of natural resources in Canada, including wildlife, furs, plants and their medicinal and food uses, water rights, general land use and timber. Includes case studies from the Yukon and Northwest Territories.

Social life and customsGovernment policyGovernment relationsIndians of North AmericaConservation of natural resourcesEconomic conditionsHistoryLegal status, lawsNatural resourcesSubsistence economyCanadaLand tenure