Foreword / John H. Hylton

Introduction / Yale D. Belanger

Part I: An Introduction to Aboriginal Self-Government

1 Reconciling Solitudes: A Critical Analysis of the Self-Government Ideal / Yale D. Belanger & David R. Newhouse

2 Treaty Governance / James (Sa’ke’j) Youngblood Henderson

3 Regaining Recognition of the Inherent Right of Aboriginal Governance / Bradford W. Morse

4 Contesting Indigenous Peoples Governance: The Politics of State-Determination vs. Self-Determining Autonomy / Roger Maaka & Augie Fleras

Part II: Understanding Aboriginal Self-Government

5 From Panacea to Reality: The Practicalities of Canadian Aboriginal Self-Governance Agreements / Ken S. Coates & W.R. Morrison

6 A Critical Analysis of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Self-Government Model / James Frideres

7 “We Rise Again:” Métis Traditional Governance and the Claim to Métis Self-Government / Larry Chartrand

8 The Future of Fiscal Federalism: Funding Regimes for Aboriginal Self-Government / Frances Abele & Michael J. Prince

Part III: Trends in the Implementation of Self-Government

9 Community Healing and Aboriginal Self-Government / Josee Lavoie, John O’Neil, Jeff Reading, & Yvon Allard

10 Unfinished Business: Self-government and the James Bay Northern Quebec Agreement Thirty Years Later / Gabrielle Slowey

11 Self-Government in Nunavut / Ailsa Henderson

12 Cowessess First Nation: Self-Government, Nation Building, and Treaty Land Entitlement / Robert Alexander Innes & Terrence Ross Pelletier

13 Government on the Métis Settlements: Foundations and Future Directions / Catherine Bell & Harold Robinson

14 First Nations Satellite Rese