Negotiating the Deal: Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements in Canada By Christo

Negotiating the DealComprehensive Land Claims Agreements in Canada\nAuthor(s): Christopher Alcantara\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781442612846, 978-1442612846\nSynopsis\nThis book provides the first systematic and comprehensive analysis of the factors that explain both completed and incomplete treaty negotiations between Aboriginal groups and the federal, provincial, and territorial governments of Canada. Since 1973, groups that have never signed treaties with the Crown have been invited to negotiate what the government calls comprehensive land claims agreements, otherwise known as modern treaties, which formally transfer jurisdiction, ownership, and title over selected lands to Aboriginal signatories. Despite their importance, not all groups have completed such agreements a situation that is problematic not only for governments but for Aboriginal groups interested in rebuilding their communities .