Arrows in a Quiver

From Contact to the Courts in Indigenous-Canadian Relations

James Frideres

• Publisher: University of Regina Press
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9780889776784
• eBook ISBN: 9780889776807
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: Social Sciences

In response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report, Arrows in a Quiver provides an overview of Indigenous-settler relations, including how land is central to Indigenous identity and how the Canadian state systematically marginalizes Indigenous people. Illustrating the various “arrows in a quiver” that Indigenous people use to fight back, such as grassroots organizing, political engagement, and the courts, Frideres situates “settler colonialism” historically and explains why decolonization requires a fundamental transformation of long-standing government policy for reconciliation to occur. The historical, political, and social context provided by this text offers greater understanding and theorizes what the effective devolution of government power might look like.  

A comprehensive political and legal overview of Indigenous-settler relations in Canada, written at a level appropriate for post-secondary students, this book is an essential primer for understanding these key relations in Canada today.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Praise
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Maps and Tables
• Author’s Note
• Preface
• Terminology
• Timeline of Significant Historical Events
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Indigeneity in Canada
• Chapter 2. Relations between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People
• Chapter 3. Keeping the Land
• Chapter 4. Indigenous Treaties, Métis Scrip, and the Manitoba Act
• Chapter 5. Aboriginal Rights
• Chapter 6. The Role of the Courts
• Chapter 7. The Social Organizations of Indigenous Peoples
• Conclusion: Reconciliation and Resilience in the Twenty-First Century
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Index
• About the Author