He Moved A Mountain: The Life of Frank Calder and the Nisga'a Land Claims Accord
By Unknown Author.
Description
Literary Nonfiction. Native American Studies. Dr. Frank Arthur Calder of BC's Nisga'a First Nation was the first aboriginal person to be elected to any Canadian governing body. For twenty-six years he served as an MLA in the legislature of British Columbia. He was the driving force behind Canada's decision to grant recognition of aboriginal land title to First Nations people throughout the country. He accomplished this goal by guiding the controversial request through a series of court cases, finally to the Supreme Court of Canada, achieving success when Parliament, in an all...
ISBN(s)
1553802276, 9781553802273
