Unstable properties : Aboriginal title and the claim of British Columbia / Patricia Burke Wood and David A. Rossiter.

Author/creator Wood, Patricia K. author.
Other author Rossiter, David A., author.
Format Book
PublicationVancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2022]
Descriptionix, 298 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm
Subjects
Indigenous peoples--Land tenure. --British Columbia. --History.
Indigenous peoples--British Columbia. --Government relations. --History.
Land tenure--British Columbia. --History.
Land tenure--Political aspects. --British Columbia. --History.

Abstract "The so-called land question dominates political discourse in British Columbia. Unstable Properties reverses the usual approach - investigating Aboriginal claims to Crown land - to reframe the issue as a history of Crown attempts to solidify claims to Indigenous territory. From the historical-geographic processes through which the BC polity became entrenched in its present territory to key events of the twenty-first century, the authors highlight the unstable ideological foundation of land and title arrangements. In the process, they demonstrate that only by understanding diverse interpretations of sovereignty, governance, territory, and property can we move toward meaningful reconciliation."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Other formsIssued also in electronic formats.
Issued in other formOnline version: Wood, Patricia K. Unstable properties. Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2022 0774866292 9780774866293
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN9780774866200
ISBN0774866209 (hardcover)