Contesting sovereignty: Indigenous legal and political responses to settler colonialism in Canada

Amy Swiffen

Chapter 6 in Research Handbook on the Law and Politics of Sovereignty, 2026, pp 95-112 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter deals with the complex interaction between Indigenous sovereignty and state sovereignty within the context of settler colonialism in Canada. The author examines how European concepts of sovereignty have shaped and constrained Indigenous authority, with the Canadian legal system often seeking to limit the sovereignty of Indigenous nations, despite constitutional recognition of their inherent rights.

Keywords: Colonial Contexts; Indigenous nations; Canadian legal system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781803926346
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