Finding Dahshaa Cree of Cree and Scottish heritage

of Cree and Scottish heritage

Yet the aspirations of Aboriginal students have too often been thwarted by the very structures that are supposed to help them

the development of legislation called the Indian Act

the spirit and intent of treaties

This volume is an important contribution to understanding the historical trauma Aboriginal women in Canada faced and their ongoing roles in sustaining cultural continuity and community building

Finding Dahshaa Cree of Cree and Scottish heritageFinding Dahshaa: Self Government, Social Suffering, and Aboriginal Policy in Canada by Stephanie Irlbacher Fox, a non Indigenous scholar who worked as negotiator for the Dehcho, Dln, and Inuvialuit and Gwich'in peoples in the Northwest Territories, offers a unique perspective and analysis of self government negotiations. Using the metaphor of dahshaa, a rotted spruce wood essential in moose hide tanning, the author examines three case studies to