{"product_id":"the-past-present-and-promise-of-the-peace-and-friendship-treaties-paperback","title":"The Past, Present, and Promise of the Peace and Friendship Treaties - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Perley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIan Peach\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eighteenth-century Peace and Friendship Treaties between the Wabanaki Confederacy and the British Crown were nation-to-nation agreements grounded in respect, reciprocity, peace, and friendship - not subjugation. Yet the British violated their treaty commitments, as they did others across Turtle Island. Successive Canadian governments entrenched policies that further eroded Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnequivocal and forceful, this collection confronts this legacy, arguing that the treaties remain living agreements and are foundational to any just relationship between Indigenous and settler peoples. Formed around 1680, the Wabanaki Confederacy united five northeastern nations - the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqey (Maliseet), Peskotomuhkati (Passamaquoddy), Abenaki, and Penobscot. The British sought, through the treaties, to make these nations allies in wars against the French, shaping the early balance of power in North America. This deep history frames contemporary struggles over law, land, and reconciliation. \u003ci\u003eThe Past, Present, and Promise of the Peace and Friendship Treaties\u003c\/i\u003e begins by tracing the history of Crown-Indigenous relations in the Maritimes and examines the inherent and treaty rights of the Wabanaki nations, including Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqey land rights, which form a legal basis for Indigenous title in the Maritimes today. Finally, the book explores what reconciliation requires, challenging educational institutions in particular to confront their role in marginalizing Indigenous Peoples while proposing to foster relational justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together established and emerging scholars as well as respected practitioners of Aboriginal law and Crown-Indigenous relations, both Indigenous and ally, this collection charts a path toward genuine reconciliation, beginning with the recognition that we are all treaty people.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Perley (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Perley is interim director of the Mi'kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre at the University of New Brunswick. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Peach (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003elan Peach is consultation manager for the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick and director of research and projects for the Wolastoqey Language and Culture Centre.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48747338694905,"sku":"9780228027744","price":50.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/3wEOSu_CQF9780228027744.webp?v=1785671993","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-past-present-and-promise-of-the-peace-and-friendship-treaties-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}