Regions: Dehcho Region
Tags: social sciences, dene culture, agreement negotiation, governance, traditional knowledge, politics
| Principal Investigator: | Smith, Shirleen (3) |
| Licence Number: | 12283 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | Self |
Objective(s): To thoroughly document the Dene understanding of Treaty 11, which the Dene assert is the nation-to-nation agreement defining their relationship with Canada. I will look at the implications of this agreement for Dene self-government in the NWT.
Project Description: I am addressing issues of how Dene traditions of governance are reflected in models currently being developed, and how these might be accomodated within the democratic institutions of Canadian government. I will focus on an area of research that is both interesting and timely: Aboriginal views on the meaning of their treaties with the Crown in Canada.
