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NATIVESTUDIESPUBLICPOLICYCANADIANHISTORYATLANTICHISTORYSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONS18761940194950196163191320091967tomflanaganchristopheralcantaraandandrledressay19491963elmerj.harpBeyondtheIndianActHarpersTeamBehindtheScenesintheConservativeRisetoPowerFirstNationsSecondThoughtsAugust2011July2011182011newinpapernewinpaperMQUPFALL978-0-7735-3921-124.95TCDN24.95AUS16.99paper6x9248pp8tables978-0-7735-3924-239.95TCDN39.95AUS26.99paper8x9288pp200colourphotosandillustrationsWhilelandclaimsmadebyCanadasaboriginalpeoplescontinuetoattractattentionandcontroversytherehasbeenalmostnodiscussionofthewaysinwhichFirstNationslandsaremanagedandthepropertyrightsthathavebeeninplacesincetheIndianActof.looksattheseissuesandquestionswhetherpresentlandpracticeshavebenetedCanadasaboriginalpeoples.Challengingcurrentlawsandmanagementthisillumi-natingworkproposesthecreationofanewsystemthatwouldallowFirstNationstochoosetohavefullownershipofpropertybothindividuallyandcollectively.TheauthorsnotonlyinvestigatethecurrentformsofpropertyrightsonreservationsbutalsoexposethelimitationsofeachsystemshowingthatcustomaryrightsareinsecurecerticatesofpossessioncannotbesoldoutsidetheFirstNationandleasesaretemporary.Aswellanalysisoflegislationcourtdecisionsandeconomicreportsrevealsthatcurrentlandmanagementhasledtounnecessaryeconomiclosses.TheauthorsproposecreationofaFirstNationsPropertyOwnershipActthatwouldmakeitpossibleforFirstNationstotakeoverfullownershipofreservelandsfromtheCrownarguingthatpermittingprivatepropertyonreserveswouldprovideincreasedeconomicadvantages.isprofessorofpoliticalscienceattheUniversityofCalgaryandauthorofand.isassistantprofessorofpoliticalscienceatWilfridLaurierUniversity.isdirectorofFiscalRealitiesEconomistsandholdsaPhDineconomicsfromSimonFraserUniversity.InthelatesElmerHarpayoungPhDcandidateatHarvardbegantherstofvesummersofexplorationalongthecoastoftheStraitofBelleIsle.Interestedinstudyingearlyhumanactivityintheareahecametobeequallyfascinatedwithlifeinoutportcommunities.DuringthesummersofandheexploredthecoasttravellingfromoneisolatedoutportvillagetothenextinitiallybyopenboatandlateronrudimentaryroadsvividlycapturingeverydaylifeinhisjournalsandthroughhisextensiveKodachromeslides.InherintroductionPriscillaRenoufplacesHarpsstoryofruralnorthernNewfoundlandinhistoricalandanthropologicalcontext.Shenotesthatthereareeconomicandculturalcontinuitiesfromprehistorictimestothepresentandshowsthatthefundamentalstructureofoutportlifebasedonshingandhuntingremainstoday.VisuallystunningandelegantlywrittennarrativeHarphastranscendedtheroleofscholarandemergedasphotographerandstoryteller.Thisbookisworthyofshelf-sharingwithotherNewfoundlandclassics.Itiseasytoreadhasnojargonandishighlyrecommendedasaresourcebookforthegeneralpublicandacademicsalike.LatoniaHarteryDepartmentofArchaeologyUniversityofCalgarywasprofessoremeritusintheDepartmentofAnthropologyDartmouthCollegeadepartmenthefoundedin.isafellowoftheRoyalSocietyofCanadaandCanadaResearchChairinNorthAtlanticArchaeologyattheDepartmentofArchaeologyMemorialUniversityofNewfoundland.BeyondtheIndianActRestoringAboriginalPropertyRightsForewordbyC.T.MannyJulesWithanewpostscriptbytheauthorsLivesandLandscapesAPhotographicMemoirofOutportNewfoundlandandLabradorWithanintroductoryessaybyM.A.P.RenoufTomFlanaganChristopherAlcantaraAndrLeDressayElmerHarpJr.M.A.P.Renouf