To treaty or not to treaty? Aboriginal peoples and comprehensive land claims negotiations in Canada

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 343-369

  Alcantara, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 44649170955     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjm036     Document Type: Article

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