| Description | 'Aboriginal Peoples & The Constitution of Canada' (P.Jull 1980), including "...the new confidence and assertiveness, with native society asserting its values, languages and visions for a stronger future" (p.23); "...many native leaders (to) question whether anything is really acceptable to white Canadians if it appears to give any power to the natives.......Various Indian groups have been developing their ideas of "Indian government over the years.." p.24; "...The danger is that with large energy projects in prospect, Canadian governments will merely attempt the course of buying off native leaders with some money and a piece of the action...it would do little for the communities where most native people live...". p.24/25; Bill to "repatriate" the constitution of Canada (Letter from Ian Mikado, 28th January,1981) |