Whose North?: Political Change, Political Development, and Self Government in the Northwest Territories

by Mark O. Dickerson

Residents of the Northwest Territories today face a number of difficult political land claims, division of the territories, constitutional development, self-government, an accord for sharing resource revenues, and the establishment of their place within the Canadian federation. Whose North? provides the context for a better understanding of these issues and traces the evolution of an innovative, increasingly indigenous, governmental process. Today, eighteen of the twenty-four legislators are Native and the non-partisan, consensus style of government is unique in Canada.

244 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Chris Van Dyke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting read on the NWT's governance structure pre-division, and where it was heading at that time. Sobering to look back 30 years on and realize a lot of the same discussions are still being had, for various reasons.