Let Right Be Done

Hamar Foster is Professor of Law at the University of Victoria. Heather Raven is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Victoria. Jeremy Webber holds the Canada Research Chair in Law and Society at the University of Victoria and is a Trudeau Fellow.Contributors: Michael Asch, John Borrows, Hamar Foster, Christina Godlewska, Stephen Haycox, Honourable Gérard V. La Forest, Kent McNeil, Garth Nettheim, Brian Slattery, Jeremy Webber, David V. Williams

"Let Right Be Done is an invaluable collection of insightful essays on a crucial legal case that profoundly affected, and continues to influence, Canadian law. - J.R. (Jim) Miller, author, Reflections on Native-Newcomer Relations: Selected Essays. This important book reminds us of the courage and determination of the Nisga'a people. The late Frank Calder held an unwavering belief in justice and, with his accomplished counsel, Thomas Berger, Q.C., broke the trail for indigenous legal claims in Canada. Let Right Be Done is of acute interest to all who want to understand the contemporary recognition of Aboriginal title, specialist and general reader alike. - Honourable Judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Representative for Children and Youth of British Columbia"

• 1 The Calder Decision, Aboriginal Title, Treaties, and the Nisga'a / Christina Godlewska and Jeremy WebberPart 1: Reflections of the Calder Participants2 Frank Calder and Thomas Berger: A Conversation3 Reminiscences of Aboriginal Rights at the Time of the Calder Case and Its Aftermath / Honourable Gérard V. La ForestPart 2: Historical Background4 We Are Not O'Meara's Children: Law, Lawyers, and the First Campaign for Aboriginal Title in British Columbia, 1908–28 / Hamar Foster5 Then Fight For It: William Lewis Paul and Alaska Native Land Claims / Stephen HaycoxPart 3: Calder and Its Implications6 Calder and the Representation of Indigenous Society in Canadian Jurisprudence / Michael Asch7 A Taxonomy of Aboriginal Rights / Brian Slattery8 Judicial Approaches to Self-Government since Calder: Searching for Doctrinal Coherence / Kent McNeilPart 4: International Impact9 Customary Rights and Crown Claims: Calder and Aboriginal Title in Aotearoa New Zealand / David V. Williams10 The Influence of Canadian and International Law on the Evolution of Australian Aboriginal Title / Garth NettheimPart 5: The Future11 Let Obligations Be Done / John Borrows12 Closing Thoughts: Final Remarks from Iona Campagnolo, Lance Finch, Joseph Gosnell, and Frank CalderAppendicesNotes; Bibliography; Index