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Colonial fault lines : First Nations autonomy and Indigenous lands in the time of COVID-19 Flynn, Alexandra; Shanks, Signa Daum

Abstract

The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the political and economic fault lines in the exercise of power across multiple jurisdictions. This article focuses on the power of First Nations to make enforceable decisions in respect to reserve lands. We argue that Canadian law both enables First Nations to assert jurisdiction in respect to their lands, yet undermines Indigenous authority in relation to enforcement and intergovernmental status.

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Colonial fault lines : First Nations autonomy and Indigenous lands in the time of COVID-19
Creator
Flynn, Alexandra; Shanks, Signa Daum
Date Issued
2022-01-20
Description
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the political and economic fault lines in the exercise of power across multiple jurisdictions. This article focuses on the power of First Nations to make enforceable decisions in respect to reserve lands. We argue that Canadian law both enables First Nations to assert jurisdiction in respect to their lands, yet undermines Indigenous authority in relation to enforcement and intergovernmental status.
Genre
Article; Postprint
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2023-07-20
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0433812
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85167
Affiliation
Law, Peter A. Allard School of
Citation
Flynn, A & Shanks, S.D. (2021). Colonial fault lines: First Nations autonomy and Indigenous lands in the time of COVID-19, Studies in Political Economy, 102:3, 248-267
Publisher DOI
10.1080/07078552.2021.2000211
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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