This title presents a convincing argument that the 'aboriginal industry' has failed to address the fundamental economic and cultural basis of native problems, leading instead to policies that offer a financial benefit to the leadership while entrenching the misery of most aboriginal people.
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ISBN:0773534202
ISBN:9780773534209
ISBN:0773534210
ISBN:9780773534216
Physical Description:330 pages ; 24 cm. print
Publisher:Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2008].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction. Discovering the Emperor's Nudity -- Pt. 1. Origins -- 1. Aboriginal Industry: Weavers of Illusory Silk -- 2. Denying the Developmental Gap: Preserving Culture in a Jar -- Pt. 2. Taboos, Fabrications and Sophistry -- 3. Land Claims: Dreaming Aboriginal Economic Development -- 4. Self-Government: An Inherent Right to Tribal Dictatorships -- 5. Justice: Rewarding Friends and Punishing Enemies -- 6. Child Welfare: Strengthening the Abusive Circle -- 7. Health Care: A Superstitious Alternative -- 8. Education: Honouring the Ignorance of Our Ancestors -- 9. Environmental Management: The Spiritual Sell-Out of "Mother Earth" -- Pt. 3. Spheres of Deception -- 10. Traditional Knowledge: Listening to the Silence -- Conclusion: What Is to Be Done?
McGill Queens Univ Pr By examining the root causes of aboriginal problems, Frances Widdowson and Albert Howard expose the industry that has grown up around land claim settlements, showing that aboriginal policy development over the past thirty years has been manipulated by non-aboriginal lawyers and consultants. They analyse all the major aboriginal policies, examine issues that have received little critical attention - child care, health care, education, traditional knowledge - and propose the comprehensive government provision of health, education, and housing rather than deficient delivery through Native self-government.
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