On Being Here to Stay

Michael Asch is a professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alberta and a professor (limited term) in the Department of Anthropology and adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria.

• PrologueChapter 1: OverviewChapter 2: Aboriginal Rights and the Canadian ConstitutionChapter 3: Aboriginal Rights and Temporal PriorityChapter 4: Aboriginal Rights and Self-DeterminationChapter 5: Treaty RelationsChapter 6: Treaties and Co-ExistenceChapter 7: Treaties and SharingChapter 8: Spirit and IntentChapter 9: Setting the Record StraightAppendix I: ProportionalityAppendix II: Treaty MapNotesReferences

‘For academic law libraries with collection interests in aboriginal law, this title is an essential addition.’- Mary Hemmings (Law Library Journal vol 106:04:2014) ‘On Being Here to Stay is a thought provoking read. Michael Asch provides a different perspective on treaty relations not found in most law-oriented texts.’- Jon Ponath (Saskatchewan Law Review vol 78:2015) ‘In a work relating to treaty rights, there is much here that will contribute to better understandings across a range of Aboriginal and treaty rights issues. Asch has here extended yet again his lifetime of contributing to discussions on section 35 rights, and we should all immensely appreciate his contribution.’- Dwight Newman (Review of Constitutional Studies vol 19:02:2015) ‘Asch provides compelling evidence that demonstrates the need to alter our relationship with Indigenous peoples… His position is well founded, legitimately defended and in my opinion, a genuine way to reconcile "our being here to stay" with Indigenous peoples.’- Emily-Jean Gallant (The Canadian Journal of Native Studies vol34:02:2014) ‘Michael Asch argues his points with elegance and logic. His work is always a pleasure to read…This important reflection on the state of Indigenous/settler relations in Canada merits a wide readership.’- Neil Vallance (BC Studies issue 186, summer 2015)