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• Introduction
• Kahnawà:ke and Canada : relationships of laws and lands
• "Whereas the Seigniory of Sault St. Louis is the property of the Iroquois Nation" : dissidents, property, and power, 1790-1815
• "Out of the beaten track" : before the railroad, 1815-50
• "In what legal anarchy will questions of property soon find themselves" : the era of confederation, 1850-75
• "The consequences of this promiscuous ownership" : wood and the Indian Act, 1867-83
• "Equal to an ordnance map of the old country" : the Walbank survey, 1880-93
• "It is necessary to follow the customs of the reserve which is contrary to law" : rupture and continuity, 1885-1900
• Conclusion

As the settler state of Canada expanded into Indigenous lands, two traditions clashed in a bruising series of asymmetrical encounters over land use and ownership. One site of conflict was Kahnawa:ke. The Laws and the Land delineates the establishment of a settler colonial relationship from early contact ways of sharing land; land practices under Kahnawa:ke law; and ultimately the Canadian invasion in the guise of the Indian Act, private property, and coercive pressure to assimilate. This meticulously researched book is connected to larger issues of human relations with environments, communal and individual ways of relating to land, legal pluralism, historical racism and inequality, and Indigenous resurgence.
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• Introduction
• Kahnawà:ke and Canada : relationships of laws and lands
• "Whereas the Seigniory of Sault St. Louis is the property of the Iroquois Nation" : dissidents, property, and power, 1790-1815
• "Out of the beaten track" : before the railroad, 1815-50
• "In what legal anarchy will questions of property soon find themselves" : the era of confederation, 1850-75
• "The consequences of this promiscuous ownership" : wood and the Indian Act, 1867-83
• "Equal to an ordnance map of the old country" : the Walbank survey, 1880-93
• "It is necessary to follow the customs of the reserve which is contrary to law" : rupture and continuity, 1885-1900
• Conclusion

As the settler state of Canada expanded into Indigenous lands, two traditions clashed in a bruising series of asymmetrical encounters over land use and ownership. One site of conflict was Kahnawa:ke. The Laws and the Land delineates the establishment of a settler colonial relationship from early contact ways of sharing land; land practices under Kahnawa:ke law; and ultimately the Canadian invasion in the guise of the Indian Act, private property, and coercive pressure to assimilate. This meticulously researched book is connected to larger issues of human relations with environments, communal and individual ways of relating to land, legal pluralism, historical racism and inequality, and Indigenous resurgence.
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• Introduction
• Nitam-Miigiwewin : Zaagi'idiwin (gift one : love) ; Love : law and land in Canada's indigenous constitution
• Niizho-Miigiwewin : Debwewin (gift two : truth) ; Truth : origin stories, metaphysics, and law
• Niso-miigiwewin : Zoongide'iwin (gift three : bravery) ; Bravery : challenging the durability of terra nullius : Tshilhqot'in v British Columbia
• Niiyo-Miigiwewin : Dabaadendizowin (gift four : humility) ; Humility : entanglement, aboriginal title, and "private" property
• Naano-Miigiwewin : Nibwaakaawin (gift five : wisdom) ; Wisdom : outsider education, indigenous law, and land
• Ningodwaaso-Miigiwewin : Gwayakwaadiziwin (gift six : honesty) ; Honesty : legal education and heroes, tricksters, monsters, and caretakers
• Niizhwaaso-Miigewewin : Manaaji'idiwin (gift seven : respect) ; Respect : residential schools, responsibilities for past harms
• Conclusion: Nookomis's reconstitution.

Law's Indigenous Ethics examines the revitalization of Indigenous peoples' relationship to their own laws and, in so doing, attempts to enrich Canadian constitutional law more generally. Organized around the seven Anishinaabe grandmother and grandfather teachings of love, truth, bravery, humility, wisdom, honesty, and respect, this book explores ethics in relation to Aboriginal issues including title, treaties, legal education, and residential schools. With characteristic depth and sensitivity, John Borrows brings insights drawn from philosophy, law, and political science to bear on some of the most pressing issues that arise in contemplating the interaction between Canadian state law and Indigenous legal traditions. In the course of a wide-ranging but accessible inquiry, he discusses such topics as Indigenous agency, self-determination, legal pluralism, and power. In its use of Anishinaabe stories and methodologies drawn from the emerging field of Indigenous studies, Law's Indigenous Ethics makes a significant contribution to scholarly debate and is an essential resource for readers seeking a deeper understanding of Indigenous rights, societies, and cultures.
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• Introduction: Jurisdiction on indigenous land
• Flipping the terms of recognition : a methodology
• How did Colonialism fail to dispossess?
• Jurisdiction from the ground up : a legal order of care
• Property as a technique of jurisdiction : traplines and tenure
• "They're clear-cutting our way of life"
• The trilateral agreement is born
• Coup d'état in fourth-world Canada
• The government must fall
• Security, critical infrastructure, and the geography of indigenous lands
• Conclusion: A land claim is Canada's claim : against extinguishment.

Since Justin Trudeaus election in 2015, Canada has been hailed internationally as embarking on a truly progressive, post-postcolonial era-including an improved relationship between the state and its Indigenous peoples. Shiri Pasternak corrects this misconception, showing that colonialism is very much alive in Canada. From the perspective of Indigenous law and jurisdiction, she tells the story of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake, in western Quebec, and their tireless resistance to federal land claims policy. Grounded Authority chronicles the bands ongoing attempts to restore full governance over its lands and natural resources through an agreement signed by settler governments almost three decades ago-an agreement the state refuses to fully implement. Pasternak argues that the states aversion to recognizing Algonquin jurisdiction stems from its goal of perfecting its sovereignty by replacing the inherent jurisdiction of Indigenous peoples with its own, delegated authority. From police brutality and fabricated sexual abuse cases to an intervention into and overthrow of a customary government, Pasternak provides a compelling, richly detailed account of rarely documented coercive mechanisms employed to force Indigenous communities into compliance with federal policy. A rigorous account of the incredible struggle fought by the Algonquins to maintain responsibility over their territory, Grounded Authority provides a powerful alternative model to one nations land claims policy and a vital contribution to current debates in the study of colonialism and Indigenous peoples in North America and globally.
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