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This collection of 13 articles originally published in French were chosen by editor Christie (law, Univ. of British Columbia) to help overcome what he perceives as a lack of awareness by scholars in English-Canadian institutions with work being done in the Francophone community concerning Aboriginal studies. The first six articles deal with various aspects of Aboriginal culture. Exactly what several of these articles have to do with the title of the book is unclear. The last seven primarily focus on legal issues concerning Aboriginal rights, including self-government. Christie is true to his stated intention, as most of the articles appear aimed at established scholars of Aboriginal studies and not at a general audience or even college undergraduates. In too many cases, the articles are made unnecessarily difficult by academic jargon, and all of them suffer from a peculiar stilted quality, probably a result of translation difficulties. It also might be noted that, rightly or wrongly, the legal articles appear to be in tune with the current Canadian government's policy on Aboriginal rights, a long distance from the Trudeau government's 1969 white paper. Summing Up: Optional. Graduate students/faculty. P. T. Sherrill emeritus, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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