Paul Martin : Canada and Aboriginal Canada Today - Le Canada et le Canada autochtone aujourd'hui: Changing the Course of History - Changer le cours de l'histoire
In his 2013 Symons Medal lecture, the Right Honourable Paul Martin, the twenty-first prime minister of Canada, brings to bear all the knowledge and experience of his remarkable public career to explain the challenge of achieving justice for the Aboriginal peoples of Canada.

Exploring both historic roots and current priorities, Mr. Martin argues self-government is an essential condition for Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, but must be accompanied by adequate funding. Above all, he issues an urgent, eloquent and deeply informed call to action, calling on Canadians to exercise, today, the same kind of imagination, generosity and courage that the Fathers of Confederation showed, when they met at Charlottetown, in 1864.

Canada and Aboriginal Canada Today: Changing the Course of History is a vitally important contribution to the ongoing debate about the role of Canada’s aboriginal peoples in the Canada of today and tomorrow. It is essential reading for all Canadians who want to learn about the historic roots of current challenges, and to reflect upon the issues of justice and equality for Canada’s Aboriginal peoples today.

The Symons Medal, one of Canada’s most prestigious honours, is presented annually by the Confederation Centre of the Arts, Canada’s national memorial to the Fathers of Confederation, to honour persons who have made an exceptional and outstanding contribution to Canadian life. This book is bilingual. The Right Honourable Paul Martin, 21st prime minister of Canada, discusses the challenge of achieving justice for the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. Bilingual English-French turn-around book.

Bilingual Edition.

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Paul Martin : Canada and Aboriginal Canada Today - Le Canada et le Canada autochtone aujourd'hui: Changing the Course of History - Changer le cours de l'histoire
In his 2013 Symons Medal lecture, the Right Honourable Paul Martin, the twenty-first prime minister of Canada, brings to bear all the knowledge and experience of his remarkable public career to explain the challenge of achieving justice for the Aboriginal peoples of Canada.

Exploring both historic roots and current priorities, Mr. Martin argues self-government is an essential condition for Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, but must be accompanied by adequate funding. Above all, he issues an urgent, eloquent and deeply informed call to action, calling on Canadians to exercise, today, the same kind of imagination, generosity and courage that the Fathers of Confederation showed, when they met at Charlottetown, in 1864.

Canada and Aboriginal Canada Today: Changing the Course of History is a vitally important contribution to the ongoing debate about the role of Canada’s aboriginal peoples in the Canada of today and tomorrow. It is essential reading for all Canadians who want to learn about the historic roots of current challenges, and to reflect upon the issues of justice and equality for Canada’s Aboriginal peoples today.

The Symons Medal, one of Canada’s most prestigious honours, is presented annually by the Confederation Centre of the Arts, Canada’s national memorial to the Fathers of Confederation, to honour persons who have made an exceptional and outstanding contribution to Canadian life. This book is bilingual. The Right Honourable Paul Martin, 21st prime minister of Canada, discusses the challenge of achieving justice for the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. Bilingual English-French turn-around book.

Bilingual Edition.

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Paul Martin : Canada and Aboriginal Canada Today - Le Canada et le Canada autochtone aujourd'hui: Changing the Course of History - Changer le cours de l'histoire

Paul Martin : Canada and Aboriginal Canada Today - Le Canada et le Canada autochtone aujourd'hui: Changing the Course of History - Changer le cours de l'histoire

by Paul Martin
Paul Martin : Canada and Aboriginal Canada Today - Le Canada et le Canada autochtone aujourd'hui: Changing the Course of History - Changer le cours de l'histoire

Paul Martin : Canada and Aboriginal Canada Today - Le Canada et le Canada autochtone aujourd'hui: Changing the Course of History - Changer le cours de l'histoire

by Paul Martin

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In his 2013 Symons Medal lecture, the Right Honourable Paul Martin, the twenty-first prime minister of Canada, brings to bear all the knowledge and experience of his remarkable public career to explain the challenge of achieving justice for the Aboriginal peoples of Canada.

Exploring both historic roots and current priorities, Mr. Martin argues self-government is an essential condition for Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, but must be accompanied by adequate funding. Above all, he issues an urgent, eloquent and deeply informed call to action, calling on Canadians to exercise, today, the same kind of imagination, generosity and courage that the Fathers of Confederation showed, when they met at Charlottetown, in 1864.

Canada and Aboriginal Canada Today: Changing the Course of History is a vitally important contribution to the ongoing debate about the role of Canada’s aboriginal peoples in the Canada of today and tomorrow. It is essential reading for all Canadians who want to learn about the historic roots of current challenges, and to reflect upon the issues of justice and equality for Canada’s Aboriginal peoples today.

The Symons Medal, one of Canada’s most prestigious honours, is presented annually by the Confederation Centre of the Arts, Canada’s national memorial to the Fathers of Confederation, to honour persons who have made an exceptional and outstanding contribution to Canadian life. This book is bilingual. The Right Honourable Paul Martin, 21st prime minister of Canada, discusses the challenge of achieving justice for the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. Bilingual English-French turn-around book.

Bilingual Edition.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780776622538
Publisher: Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
Publication date: 01/28/2015
Series: The Symons Medal Series / Collection de la médaille Symons , #1
Edition description: English/French flipside
Pages: 150
Product dimensions: 4.90(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Language: French

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« Le paradoxe de la Confédération, c’est que les Premiers Peuples de ce pays, les Premières Nations, la Nation Métis et les Inuit, dont les ancêtres vivent ici depuis des temps immémoriaux, n’ont pas été invités à la fête. Et pourtant, c’était des acteurs d’importance. La Proclamation royale de 1763, par exemple, dont on fête cette année le 250e anniversaire, reconnaissait les pouvoirs de “diverses Nations et Tribus d’Indiens” de conclure des traités, ce que l’édit royal rendait obligatoire avant de pouvoir coloniser les territoires tribaux. Ce n’était pas là une mince reconnaissance. Ainsi, tant en 1864 qu’en 1867, les représentants des Autochtones canadiens auraient bien pu demander pourquoi ils n’avaient pas été invités à ces conférences. Près d’un siècle et demi plus tard, leurs descendants demandent avec toujours plus d’impatience : “Quelle est notre place dans la Confédération aujourd’hui?” » 

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“The paradox in all of this is that the First Peoples of this land, the First Nations, the Métis Nation and Inuit whose ancestors had been here since time immemorial were not invited to the party. Yet, they were major players. For instance the Royal Proclamation of 1763 – 250 years old this year – recognized the powers of the “various Nations or Tribes of Indians” to make treaties, and established that before a settlement of tribal lands could take place a treaty needed to be entered into. This was no minor acknowledgement. Given this, it would have been understandable in both 1864 and 1867 had the representatives of Aboriginal Canada asked: Why weren’t we invited to your meetings? Just as their descendants a century and a half later are asking with rising impatience: What is our place in Confederation today?”

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