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Aboriginal Governments in Canada: An Emerging Field of Study*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2009

Frank Cassidy
Frank Cassidy
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University of Victoria / Institute for Research on Public Policy
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Abstract

Despite much attention, aboriginal governments in Canada have not yet been the focus of comprehensive, sustained and focussed research on the part of the academic and aboriginal communities. In this article 14 areas which require study are cited under three major headings: aboriginal communities and their governments, the components of governance and the wider policy environment. These clusters of research subjects are related in a systematic fashion. A selection of the literature is placed in context and practical suggestions for fostering co-operative approaches to research are suggested. Throughout, it is argued that a critical focus for such efforts on the part of political scientists, other scholars and analysts should be placed on the needs, experiences and goals of aboriginal peoples and their governments.

Résumé

Malgré beaucoup d'attention, les gouvernements autochtones du Canada n'ont pas encore été l'objet de recherches approfondies de la part des communautés académiques ou autochtones. Dans cet article on mentionne en trois catégories quelques 14 domaines pouvant exiger une attention particulière: les communautés autochtones et leurs gouvernements, les composantes du type actuel de gouverne et les politiques plus vastes d'environnement. De tels sujets sont liés de façon systématique. L'auteur présente une selection de la littérature sur le sujet et de son contexte tout en faisant des recommandations pour encourager des recherches sous un angle coopératif. De tels efforts de la part des chercheurs et des analystes duraient être concentrés sur les besoins, les expériences et les objectifs de ces peuples et de leurs gouvernements.

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Field Analysis/Orientations de la Science Politique
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Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , March 1990 , pp. 73 - 99
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Copyright © Canadian Political Science Association (l'Association canadienne de science politique) and/et la Société québécoise de science politique 1990

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