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A series of articles commissioned for a conference on aboriginal peoples and federal/provincial responsibility in Canada held in Ottawa in 1988. Covers topics of government jurisdiction versus responsibility; aboriginal self-government, programs and services for aboriginal peoples. Includes maps and references.

The right of self‐determination of indigenous peoples within states often branches in two directions: (1) a drive for more autonomy for indigenous nations and (2) a demand for greater participation in the decision‐making institutions of the state. These two branches of indigenous self‐determination appear to fit very closely with the twin pillars of federalism ‐ self‐rule and shared‐rule. There are many aspects of federalism that can provide a context for accommodating the self‐determination of indigenous peoples within federal states. The drive for greater autonomy, or self‐rule, can be accommodated through a public form of government where indigenous people are the demographic majority in a region, or through the exercise of the aboriginal right of self‐government and the negotiation of intergovernmental agreements. The demand for greater participation in the decision‐making institutions of the state, or shared‐rule, can be met by guaranteed representation for indigenous peoples in the legislatures of federations, in the creation of Aboriginal parliaments, in the creation of state dispute resolution mechanisms to address the needs of indigenous peoples, in the development of treaty‐making and treaty‐renewal processes, and through indigenous participation in the intergovern‐mentalrelations of federal states.

The right of self-determination of indigenous peoples within states often branches in two directions: (1) a drive for more autonomy for indigenous nations & (2) a demand for greater participation in the decision-making institutions of the state. These two branches of indigenous self-determination appear to fit very closely with the twin pillars of federalism -- self-rule & shared-rule. There are many aspects of federalism that can provide a context for accommodating the self-determination of indigenous peoples within federal states. The drive for greater autonomy, or self-rule, can be accommodated through a public form of government where indigenous people are the demographic majority in a region, or through the exercise of the aboriginal right of self-government & the negotiation of intergovernmental agreements. The demand for greater participation in the decision-making institutions of the state, or shared-rule, can be met by guaranteed representation for indigenous peoples in the legislatures of federations, in the creation of Aboriginal parliaments, in the creation of state dispute resolution mechanisms to address the needs of indigenous peoples, in the development of treaty-making & treaty-renewal processes, & through indigenous participation in the intergovernmental relations of federal states. 16 References. Adapted from the source document.