The Nisga'a Treaty Dual Language From the Front Lines

From the Front Lines

Suitable for secondary and college level readers

Organized into five themes the papers discuss Challenging Dominant Discourses

and government records to highlight Indigenous primary sources from 1876 to 2007

Gustafsen Lake

The Nisga'a Treaty Dual Language From the Front LinesSociology professor presents an inside story about the dynamics of British Columbia's public opinion and polling campaign that surrounded the Nisga'a Treaty. How the government of this province influenced public opinion as it marketed its policies to the people of British Columbia is the purpose of the book. The author compares this process to the methods used by Australia in it polling efforts about reconciliation with Aboriginal People.