| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 222 pages) : illustrations, map |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Historical Context -- Structure and Function of the Covenant Chain Treaty Relationship -- Reputation and the Role of Key Agents -- The Transcultural, Transhistorical Ethic of the Covenant Chain -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
Over the course of a century, until the late 1700s, the British Crown, the Iroquois, and other Aboriginal groups of eastern North America developed an alliance and treaty system that came to be known as the Covenant Chain. In An Ethic of Mutual Respect, Bruce Morito offers a philosophical interrogation of the predominant reading of the historical record, overturning assumptions and demonstrating the relevance of the Covenant Chain to the current First Nations--Crown relationship. By examining the forms of expression contained in colonial documents, the Record of Indian Affairs, and related materials, Morito locates the values and moral commitments that underpinned the parties' strategies for negotiation and reconciliation. What becomes apparent is that these interactions developed an ethic of mutually recognized respect that was coherent and neither culturally nor historically bound. This ethic, Morito argues, remains relevant to current debates over Aboriginal and treaty rights as they pertain to the British Crown tradition. Real change is possible if the focus can be shifted from piecemeal legal and political disputes to the development of an intercultural ethic based on trust, respect, and solidarity. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- To 1789.
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Indians of North America -- Government relations. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1789 |
| Subject |
Iroquois Indians -- Government relations -- To 1789.
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Iroquois Indians -- Government relations. |
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Indians of North America -- Government relations -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Iroquois Indians -- Government relations -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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HISTORY -- Native American. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
EBOUND Canada, manufacturer.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Morito, Bruce. Ethic of Mutual Respect : The Covenant Chain and Aboriginal-Crown Relations. Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2014 9780774822442 |
| ISBN |
9780774822442 (hardcover) |
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0774822449 |
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9780774822466 (e-book) |
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0774822465 |
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9780774822473 |
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0774822473 |
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128357828X |
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9781283578288 |
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9786613890733 |
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6613890731 |
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