This doctoral thesis explores the uniqueness of Cree spirituality and law, based in part on oral histories and on Euro-Canadian literal evidence, specifically the multi-volumes of the Jesuit Relations and the thousands of Hudson’s Bay Company manuscripts that re-enforce insights into this Aboriginal governing system. Taken together, the oral and literal primary evidences will define how spirituality and law pre-existed colonisation and are manifested within self-governing institutions currently pursued by First Nations. The purpose is to understand better Cree spirituality and law as captured in Cree self-government models. This Aboriginal legal history contains and studies a plan of action for future self-governance based on inherent Aboriginal legal traditions and jurisprudence.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/30319 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Wastesicoot, Jennie |
| Contributors | Guth, DeLloyd J. (Law), Oakes, Jill (Environment and Geography) Mercredi, Ovide (Native Studies) Borrows, John, (Law, University of Victoria) |
| Publisher | JCharlton Publishing Ltd. |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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