Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-258) and index. The Stoney people are comprised of three bands: the Wesley First Nation, the Chiniki First Nation and the Bearspaw First Nation
This revised and updated edition details the latest legal developments surrounding tribal leadership and the state of governance on Canadian reserves.
When Bad Medicine first appeared in 2010 it was an immediate sensation, a Canadian bestseller that sparked controversy and elicited praise nationwide for its unflinchingly honest portrayal of tribal corruption in a First Nation in Alberta.
Now, in a new, revised and updated edition, retired Alberta jurist John Reilly sketches the latest legal developments surrounding tribal leadership at Morley and the state of governance on Canadian reserves, as well as national developments such as Canada’s long-delayed assent to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, currently wending its way through the Senate, and the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Early in his career, Judge John Reilly did everything by the book. His jurisdiction included a First Nations community plagued by suicide, addiction, poverty, violence and corruption. He steadily handed out prison sentences with little regard for long-term consequences and even less knowledge as to why crime was so rampant on the reserve in the first place.
In an unprecedented move that pitted him against his superiors, the legal system he was part of, and one of Canada’s best-known Indian chiefs, the Reverend Dr. Chief John Snow, Judge Reilly ordered an investigation into the tragic and corrupt conditions on the reserve. A flurry of media attention ensued. Some labelled him a racist; others thought he should be removed from his post, claiming he had lost his objectivity. But many on the Stoney reserve hailed him a hero as he attempted to uncover the dark challenges and difficult history many First Nations communities face. (From Rocky Mountain Books website)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-258) and index. The Stoney people are comprised of three bands: the Wesley First Nation, the Chiniki First Nation and the Bearspaw First Nation
A highly varnished painting of Boulder Pass. At the bottom of the image there is snow that sweeps up the right side of the image and caps a rocky cliff. The snow is quite yellow at the centre of the image but becomes shadowed and dark in the bottom right corner. A lower snow-capped cliff is in t…
A highly varnished painting of Boulder Pass. At the bottom of the image there is snow that sweeps up the right side of the image and caps a rocky cliff. The snow is quite yellow at the centre of the image but becomes shadowed and dark in the bottom right corner. A lower snow-capped cliff is in the lower left corner. It forms a pass between it and the cliff on the right. The sky is quite dark at the top of the image but quite cloudy and grey-yellow lower down at the centre of the image. The vantage point makes the viewer feel as if they are peering over the ledge of a cliff and that all that is visible is sky.
A small dark study of Mt. Rundle. The base of the mountain is quite dark and gradually climbs to shades of blue and than to yellow-white snow. The back side of the mountain is quite dark and in shadows. The sky is dark and stormy except for yellow clouds that appear as if sun is reflecting off t…
A small dark study of Mt. Rundle. The base of the mountain is quite dark and gradually climbs to shades of blue and than to yellow-white snow. The back side of the mountain is quite dark and in shadows. The sky is dark and stormy except for yellow clouds that appear as if sun is reflecting off them.
Study for Boulder Pass painting. Yellowish snow sweeps across the bottom and up to a snow-capped cliff top. A lower snow-capped cliff is in the bottom right corner. The two cliffs form a pass between them. A stormy sky takes up the top of the image.
Study for Boulder Pass painting. Yellowish snow sweeps across the bottom and up to a snow-capped cliff top. A lower snow-capped cliff is in the bottom right corner. The two cliffs form a pass between them. A stormy sky takes up the top of the image.