Ronald Niezen is Professor of Anthropology at McGill University. His research interested include political/legal anthropology, indigenous peoples and human rights, the social study of new media, history of anthropology/social theory, and social change in Africa.

• Preface to the SeriesPreface to the Second Edition1. Introduction.2. Living on the Land.“Ownership” of the Land.Seasons on the Land.Forest Spirituality.Healing.3. The Origins of a Dual Lifestyle.The Fur Trade.Missions, Medicine, and Residential Education.Federal Intervention.4. Negotiated Transformations.Hydro-Electricity and the Goals of Extractive Industry.The James Bay Agreement.5. Crisis and Accommodation.The Social Aftermath.The Pursuit of Health Care Autonomy.Redefining Education.Accommodation.6. Struggles over Sovereignty.The James Bay Project Revisited.Two Sovereignties.The Spoilers.7. Conclusion.8. EpilogueReferences

Ronald Niezen is Professor of Anthropology at McGill University. His research interested include political/legal anthropology, indigenous peoples and human rights, the social study of new media, history of anthropology/social theory, and social change in Africa.

• Preface to the SeriesPreface to the Second Edition1. Introduction.2. Living on the Land.“Ownership” of the Land.Seasons on the Land.Forest Spirituality.Healing.3. The Origins of a Dual Lifestyle.The Fur Trade.Missions, Medicine, and Residential Education.Federal Intervention.4. Negotiated Transformations.Hydro-Electricity and the Goals of Extractive Industry.The James Bay Agreement.5. Crisis and Accommodation.The Social Aftermath.The Pursuit of Health Care Autonomy.Redefining Education.Accommodation.6. Struggles over Sovereignty.The James Bay Project Revisited.Two Sovereignties.The Spoilers.7. Conclusion.8. EpilogueReferences

Ronald Niezen is Professor of Anthropology at McGill University. His research interested include political/legal anthropology, indigenous peoples and human rights, the social study of new media, history of anthropology/social theory, and social change in Africa.

• Preface to the SeriesPreface to the Second Edition1. Introduction.2. Living on the Land.“Ownership” of the Land.Seasons on the Land.Forest Spirituality.Healing.3. The Origins of a Dual Lifestyle.The Fur Trade.Missions, Medicine, and Residential Education.Federal Intervention.4. Negotiated Transformations.Hydro-Electricity and the Goals of Extractive Industry.The James Bay Agreement.5. Crisis and Accommodation.The Social Aftermath.The Pursuit of Health Care Autonomy.Redefining Education.Accommodation.6. Struggles over Sovereignty.The James Bay Project Revisited.Two Sovereignties.The Spoilers.7. Conclusion.8. EpilogueReferences