The author defines various Aboriginal groups in Canada, and examines the genesis of the organizations that represent them. He examines how these organizations fit within the context of the larger society; how they set their political agendas; how government funding and internal politics affect them; and how these structures affect the ability of such organizations to represent Aboriginal peoples.
Introduction 1. Classification of Nativeness in Canada Status Indians Inuit Non-Status Indians Metis The Process of Ethno-Aboriginality 2. Native Political Organizations in Canada A Listing of Native Organizations The Structure of Native Organizations An Analysis of Native Organizations Summary 3. The Metis Association of Alberta Early Metis Political Organizations in Alberta The Beginnings of the Metis Association of Alberta The Supplanting of the Metis Association of Alberta A Period of Revitalization The Advent of Government Funding The Federation of Metis Settlements The Metis Association of Alberta The Metis Nation of Alberta 4. Native Organizations and the Federal Government The Source of Federal Indian Policy Nation to Nation or Client to Patron? Native Organizations and Federal Funding Reciprocity in the Patron-Client Relationship The Pervasiveness of the Patron-Client Relationship Summary 5. Native Organizations and Provincial Governments Sources of Provincial Indian Policies Alberta's Indian Policy Implications of Provincial Funding Partisan Politics and Tutelage Land Claims Natural Resources Federal and Provincial Governments Compared Summary 6. Politics Within the Metis Association of Alberta The Metis Political Arena The Importance of Positions Interorganizational Rivalry Elections Voters Politicking at the Assembly Summary 7. An Analysis of Power Within the Metis Association of Alberta A Model of Resource Dependence Money as Power Programs as Power Personnel as Power Technical Knowledge as Power Summary 8. Rationale for the Existence of Native Organizations Principles of Organization Internal Politics Achieving Political Goals Where Do We Go From Here? References Index
Joe Sawchuk is an anthropologist. He has worked as a consultant for various Aboriginal organizations and has taught anthropology at the University of Toronto and at Memorial University. He currently teaches Native Studies at Brandon University. He is the author of The Metis of Manitoba: Reformulation of an Ethnic Identity, co-author of Metis Land Rights in Alberta: A Political History, and has written numerous articles.
Sawchuk displays an obvious expertise in his subject, and his book contains breathtaking detail regarding the genesis and maintenance of Alberta Metis organizations. -- Chris Andersen Great Plains Research, Vol. 10, No. 1 The Metis land claims are now coming into their own and Professor Sawchuk gives us a quick overview as to matters we must understand in order to deal with the same. -- Ronald MacIsaac The Verdict This is not a book for recreational reading. But if you would like to get a picture of the native political organizations and their complex relationships with provincial and federal governments, this is a good book to start with. The Prairie Messenger
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