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The constitutional context of aboriginal and colonial government in the Yukon Territory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Steven Smyth
Steven Smyth
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RR#2, Site 23, Comp. 9, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5N2, Canada
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Abstract

The history of the struggle for aboriginal self-government in Canada is reviewed, leading to the signing of the Model Self-Government Agreement for aboriginal First Nations in the Yukon Territory. The contents and unique features of the Model Agreement are discussed, and some conclusions on its implications for future responsible government (provincial status) for the Yukon Territory are drawn.

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Polar Record , Volume 29 , Issue 169 , April 1993 , pp. 121 - 126
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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