From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for All Canadians (by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates)

Examining the political and social meaning of neo-liberal ideals in Canada consists of a focus on the market and the free movement of goods, while also considering how governments prefer to reduce spending on services such as education and health care.This book examines neo-liberal ideals and helps Canadians locate common ground within a neo-liberal discourse.Greg Poelzer and Ken Coates present a comprehensive overview of how Indigenous peoples can be considered in the restructuring of the political and economic landscape.From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Man for All Canadians strongly lays out the debate to restructure Canada.Nonetheless, a central tenet of the discourse is the assumption that restructuring will ease the tensions between Treaty peoples and Canada, as a Treaty Nation, as a whole.I recommend that consideration from Indigenous perspectives will balance the debate.The political, social, and educational considerations underpinning From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation is considering how the "debate over Aboriginal futures, if handled in a respectful and constructive manner, could build national awareness of the building blocks of Confederation and greater understanding of how a divisible Crown can operate" (278-9).In Part One, Aboriginal Leaders and Scholars Point the Way, the fi rst chapter, "The Traditionalists," is comprised of fi ve authors who "emphasize a critique of the status quo, but none … suggest how Aboriginal autonomy would work in practice" (45).That may be, but I admire the Indigenous scholarly views that are crucial for representing traditional practices drawn from lived experiences.The chapter "Treaty Federalism," focuses on how "[t]reaty federalism represents an important constitutional and administrative option for Canada and could be the centrepiece of future eff orts towards political reconciliation.The key to the concept is that Aboriginal peoples would be consenting to join Canada as full and respected partners in national federalism" (52).Much of this discussion off ers alternatives and models for Aboriginal peoples to participate in Book Review

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