Foreword
Sophie Pierre with Gwen Phillips
Introduction
William Nikolakis, Stephen Cornell, and Harry Nelson
PART I. STRATEGIC ISSUES
1. From Rights to Governance and Back: Indigenous Political Transformations in the CANZUS States
Stephen Cornell
2. The Shareholder Who Never Dies: The Economics of Indigenous Survival and the Development of Culturally Relevant Governance
Sir Tipene O'Regan
3. The Evolution of Indigenous Self-Governance in Canada
William Nikolakis
4. Ngarrindjeri Nation Building: Securing a Future as Ngarrindjeri Ruwe/Ruwar (Lands, Waters, and All Living Things)
Steve Hemming, Daryle Rigney, and Shaun Berg
PART II. BUILDING INSTITUTIONS
5. Ancient Spirit, Modern Mind: The Huu-ay-aht Journey Back to Self-Determination and Self-Reliance
Angela Wesley
6. From Little Things, Big Things Grow: Exercising Incremental Self-Governance in Australia
Diane Smith
7. Wh?nau Ora: Building M?ori Self-Determination in Aotearoa / New Zealand
Sacha McMeeking
8. Indigenous Commercial Codes: Sovereignty and International Trade Agreements
Douglas Sanderson and Bradon Willms
PART III. LANDS AND RESOURCES
9. Place of the Falling Waters: How the Salish and Kootenai Tribes Dealt with Settler Colonialism to Acquire and Name Se? lis Ksanka Q?ispe? Dam
Ronald L. Trosper
10. Natural Resources and Aboriginal Autonomy: Economic Development and the Boundaries of Indigenous Control and Engagement
Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd
11. Creating Space: Comanagement Considerations in Kakadu National Park
Justin O'Brien
12. Land, Public Trust, and Governance: A Nez Perce Account
Jaime A. Pinkham
Conclusion: Building Yourself and Your Community
Garry Merkel
Contributors
Index