{"product_id":"compact-contract-covenant-aboriginal-treatymaking-in-canada-9780802095152","title":"Compact  Contract  Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Canadas longest unresolved issues is the historical and present-day failure of the countrys governments to recognize treaties made between Aboriginal peoples and the Crown. Compact  Contract  Covenant is renowned historian of Native-newcomer relations J.R. Millers exploration and explanation of more than four centuries of treaty-making. The first historical account of treaty-making in Canada  Miller untangles the complicated threads of treaties  pacts  and arrangements with the Hudsons Bay Company and the Crown  as well as modern treaties to provide a remarkably clear and comprehensive overview of this little-understood and vitally important relationship. Covering everything from pre-contact Aboriginal treaties to contemporary agreements in Nunavut and recent treaties negotiated under the British Columbia Treaty Process  Miller emphasizes both Native and non-Native motivations in negotiating  the impact of treaties on the peoples involved  and the lessons that are relevant to Native-newcomer relations today. Accessible and informative  Compact  Contract  Covenant is a much-needed history of the evolution of treaty-making and will be required reading for decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279973670965,"sku":"ByrdShop_0802095151","price":29.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780802095152.jpg?v=1780616953","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/compact-contract-covenant-aboriginal-treatymaking-in-canada-9780802095152","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}