Canadian Constitutional Foundation - Tom Flanagan - "Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights"

Professor Tom Flanagan from the University of Calgary will discuss his new book, "Beyond the

 Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights". While land claims made by Canada’s

aboriginal peoples continue to attract attention and controversy, there has been almost no

discussion of the ways in which First Nations lands are managed and the property rights that

have been in place since the Indian Act of 1876. Beyond the Indian Act looks at these issues

and questions whether present land practices have benefited Canada’s aboriginal peoples.

Challenging  current laws and management, this illuminating work proposes the creation

 of a new system that would allow First Nations to choose to have full ownership of

 property, both individually and collectively. Tom Flanagan is author of "Harper’s Team:

Behind the Scenes in the

Conservative Rise to Power" and "First Nations? Second Thoughts".

For more information,  please e-mail

Colin Kelly at

colin.kelly@utoronto.ca