The Honour and Dishonour of the Crown: Making Sense of Aboriginal Law in Canada Beadwork Words Matter

Words Matter

This collection of five essays is based on the presentations made during a 2000 conference at the University of Alberta

The stories include traditional stories about the origin of Maple Syrup

the knowledge of the ceremony was kept alive by the Elders through other events until the ban was lifted

and nurses working in “modern Native ways” between 1940 and 1980

The Honour and Dishonour of the Crown: Making Sense of Aboriginal Law in Canada Beadwork Words MatterThe Honour and Dishonour of the Crown: Making Sense of Aboriginal Law in Canada by legal scholar Jamie Dickson contends the honour of the Crown should be the starting principle in settling disputes between the Crown and Aboriginal peoples. He contends that courts have begun to place greater emphasis on the honour of the Crown and explores the theoretical and practical implications of this shift. Beginning with the example of the Haida Nation and the