Preface. Acknowledgements. I. ORIGINS AND ORAL TRADITIONS. 1. Oral Traditions. 2. The Peopling of the Americas. 3. Connections to the Land. 4. Native Languages. II. CULTURE AREAS. 5. Arctic. 6. Eastern Woodlands. 7. Eastern Subarctic. 8. Western Subarctic. 9. The Plains. 10. Plateau. 11. Northwest Coast. III. LEGAL DEFINITIONS. 12. The Royal Proclamation and the Indian Act. 13. The Treaties. 14. The Golden Lake Algonquin and Algonquin Park: Missed by Treaty. 15. Fighting for Recognition: The Sheshatshit Innu and the Mega Projects. 16. The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. IV. EFFECTS OF COLONIALISM. 17. Colonialism. 18. Native Health Issues. 19. Colonialism, Native Education, and Child Welfare. V. CONTEMPORARY DEBATES AND SOCIAL ACTION. 20. The Dudley George Story. 21. Fighting for the Sacred Waters: The Peigan and the Oldman River Dam. 22. Native Policing. 24. The Justice System and Natives. 25. Native Governance. 26. Undoing the Past. Glossary. References. Index.