Table of Contents

Maps, Figures, and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Political Change, Political Development, and the Crisis of Legitimacy

2 Geography, Demography, Economy, and Cultures

3 Formulating Process and Policies: The Historical Dimension, 1920-50

4 Changing Policies, Not the Process: The Colonial Legacy, 1950-67

5 Changing the Political Process of the NWT, 1967-79

6 A More Autonomous Government of the NWT, 1979-91

7 Self-Government and Political Development in the NWT

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Promotional Information

This provides the context for a better understanding of these issues and traces the evolution of an innovative, increasingly indigenous, governmental process.

About the Author

Mark O. Dickerson is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary and the author and editor of a number of books on politics.

Reviews

A trail-blazing study of one of Canada's enduring problems: how to weave the native peoples of the NWT into the national governmental fabric. Well written, based on thorough research, and well indexed.
*Choice*

Good, crisp summary of developments in the NWT in this century and a thought-provoking, accessible assessment of important contemporary issues
*Left History*

This book is readable, well researched, and simple enough to be useful in high school and junior college social studies classes. For anyone looking for a guide to help sort out the issues, Dickerson's carefully reasoned and thoroughly researched study is a useful place to turn.
*Arctic Circle*