Graham White

"We Are in Charge Here"

Inuit Self-Government and the Nunatsiavut Assembly

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a detailed analysis of the Nunatsiavut Assembly, the legislature of Canada's only Inuit self-government.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 624g
• ISBN-13: 9781487551582
• ISBN-10: 1487551584
• Artikelnr.: 66279560

Autorenporträt

Graham White is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto.

Inhaltsangabe

Map
Tables
Figures
Preface/Acknowledgments
1. Inuit Self-Government and the Nunatsiavut Assembly
2. The Labrador Inuit: History, Society, Culture, and Political
Institutions
3. Comprehensive Land Claims and Indigenous Self-Government
4. Governance in Nunatsiavut: Constitution, Organization, and Politics
5. The Assembly: Setting, Atmosphere, and Membership
6. The Assembly: Operations, Committees, and Services
7. Distinctive Practices and Procedures
8. Consensus, Consensus Government, and Inuit Influence
9. Assembly Effectiveness I: Representation and Policy Making
10. Assembly Effectiveness II: Accountability
11. Change, Continuity, and Self-Government in the Nunatsiavut Assembly
Appendices
Index