Beyond Rights:The Nisga'a Final Agreement and the Challenges of Modern Treaty Relationships PB Art author's note on language and

author's note on language and acknowledgements

land markings and other sacred rites

however their actions were ultimately quashed as an illegal occupation

obligations and opportunities that have been understood and practised by Indigenous peoples since time immemorial

Individual case studies (Caldwell First Nation and Point Pelee

Beyond Rights:The Nisga'a Final Agreement and the Challenges of Modern Treaty Relationships PB Art author's note on language andBeyond Rights by Carole Blackburn examines the legal, political, and cultural implications of the ground breaking process of negotiating the Nisgaa treaty. In 2000, the Nisgaa treaty marked the culmination of over one hundred years of Nisgaa people protesting, petitioning, litigating, and negotiating for recognition of their rights. Beyond Rights explores this ground breaking achievement and its impact. The Nisgaa were trailblazers in gaining Supreme