Note: The papers assembled in this volume were commissioned from the authors by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples as part of its research program. The papers were completed between August 1993 and November 1994. The opinions expressed in the papers are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect opinions or positions of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

Progress of self-government negotiations.

This outline of the historic and current status of Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada, focusses on constitutional aspects, the Indian Act, self-government, Section 35 of the Constitution Act 1982, First Ministers' Conferences, the Native Agenda, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and federal government proposals.

Thirteen essays explore some 500 years of literacy campaigns in vastly different societies: Reformation Germany, early modern Sweden and Scotland, 19th century US, 19th-20th century Russia and the Soviet Union, pre-revolutionary and revolutionary China, and a variety of Third World countries. The 1763 Royal Proclamation forbade non-natives under British authority to molest or disturb any tribe or tribal territory in British North America. Clark, a lawyer specializing in aboriginal rights, contends that this Proclamation had legislative force and that, since imperial law on this matter has never been repealed, the right to self-government continues to exist for Canadian natives. He also explores the difficulties of aboriginal self-government in the constitution and offers some advice to government and aboriginal negotiators. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A series of papers presented at a workshop held in Kingston, Ontario, Feb. 16-18, 1987 to examine concerns of federal, provincial and territorial governments regarding the entrenchment of the right to self-government for aboriginal peoples in the constitution.

Analysis of citizenship rights of aboriginal peoples as well as what rights and government services aboriginal peoples would gain, or relinquish, with establishment of self-government in Canada. Examines relevant U.S. experience and proposes alternative models or outlines of aboriginal self-government.