TY  - BOOK
AU  - Morito,Bruce
TI  - An ethic of mutual respect: the Covenant Chain and Aboriginal-Crown relations 
SN  - 0774822449
AV  - E91 .M67 2012
U1  - 970.00497 23
PY  - 2012///]
CY  - Vancouver
PB  - UBC Press
KW  - Indians of North America
KW  - Government relations
KW  - To 1789
KW  - Iroquois Indians
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction --; 1; The Historical Context --; 2; Structure and Function of the Covenant Chain Treaty Relationship --; 3; Reputation and the Role of Key Agents --; 4; The Transcultural, Transhistorical Ethic of the Covenant Chain --; Epilogue; Also issued in electronic format
N2  - "Over the course of a century until the late 1700s, the British Crown, the Iroquois, and other Aboriginal groups of eastern North America developed a system of alliances and treaties that came to be known collectively as the Covenant Chain; In An Ethic of Mutual Respect, Bruce Morito offers a philosophical interrogation of the predominant current reading of the historical record regarding the Covenant Chain. Through this fresh perspective, he overturns assumptions about early First Nations - Crown relationships and demonstrates the relevance of the Covenant Chain to the current relationship. By examining the forms of expression contained in colonial documents, the Record of Indian Affairs, and related materials, Morito locates the values and moral commitments that underpinned the parties' strategies for negotiation and reconciliation. What becomes apparent is that these interactions developed an ethic of mutually recognized respect that was coherent and neither culturally nor historically bound. This ethic, Morito argues, remains relevant to current debates over Aboriginal and treaty rights as they pertain to the British Crown tradition. Real change is possible if the focus can be shifted from piecemeal legal and political disputes to the development of an intercultural ethic based on trust, respect, and solidarity."--publisher description
ER  -