The Dynamics of Native Politics: The Alberta Metis Experience (Purich's Aboriginal Issues Series) - Softcover

Sawchuk, Joe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1895830095 ISBN 13: 9781895830095

Publisher: Purich Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Historically, Aboriginal people have had little influence on the development of Native policy from within government; as a result political organizations have been established to lobby government on Native peoples’ issues. Using his experience as director of land claims for the Métis Association of Alberta, Joe Sawchuk explains how these Aboriginal organizations began, how they set their political agendas, and how they are influenced by government funding and internal politics. The record of Native political organizations in Canada has been impressive, yet questions remain if government agendas blunts their effectiveness, and how decreases in funding might affect them in the future.

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About the Author

Joe Sawchuk is an anthropologist. He has worked as a consultant for various Aboriginal organizations and has taught anthropology at the University of Toronto and at Memorial University. He currently teaches Native Studies at Brandon University. He is the author of The Metis of Manitoba: Reformulation of an Ethnic Identity, co-author of Metis Land Rights in Alberta: A Political History, and has written numerous articles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Purich Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1895830095
• ISBN 13: 9781895830095
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192