Contents, Volume 10 #5

November/December 1992

Dossier

Aboriginal Self-Government

An exploration of
its political and
spiritual meaning

Leader
This is a time of hope for a more just constitutional arrangement. Bruce Henry SJ (p.2)

Is Self-Government a Mirage?
It's difficult to support the constitutional deal when its ramifications are not understood. Miles Morrisseau (p.6)

Quick Guide to the Debate.

A Government of Our Own Design
It is First Nations' inherent right to govern themselves according to Native traditions. David Kanatawakhon-Maracle (p.10)

Towards a First Nations Justice System
With traditional practices at its root, the focus of modern Native justice is on community harmony. Phil Lancaster (p.13)

Taking the Measure of Self-Government (p.17)

Bad Deal for Native Women. Teressa Nahanee

Dene Government Traditions. René Lamothe

Healing and Self-Government. Maggie Hodgson

Urban Natives' Challenge. Rodney Bobiwash

Self-Government and Spirituality. Beverly Keeshig-Soonias

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Seventeenth-century Native woman's passionate life has been subjected to a variety of interpretations. Louisa Blair (p.26)

Article

Manifesto for the Quincentennial
Commemorating the Columbus anniversary is justified, but commemoration does not mean celebration. Raimon Panikkar (p.27)

Art

Disturbing Changes in Native Art
The bridge-building messages Native artists sent a few years ago are needed more than ever. Dawn MacDonald Deme (p.32)

Books

Jews and French Quebecers
By Jacques Langlais CSC and David Rome.
Mémoires judéo-chrétiens
By Stéphane Valiquette SJ.
Reviewed by Robert Chodos (p.35)

The Sign and The Seal
By Graham Hancock. Reviewed by Gil Kezwer (p.39)

Bookshelf Gleanings
Jesuit biography, odious debts and farm spirituality. (p.42)

Features

Letters
Rediscovering a poet and questioning a sexual teaching. (p.4)

Points
Loved sinner, the importance of etc. and a radar tower in Jerusalem. (p.5)

Colloquy
Native rituals need to be approached with respect. Eva Solomon CSJ (p.30)

Disputatio
Quebec's shift to a pluriethnic nation needs understanding. Gregory Baum (p.45)

Compass Cryptic
Non-tubercular T-bone and young female bug. (p.46)

Testament
Taking a long, loving look at the real. Thomas Ryan (p.47)