Colonialism and language in Canada's North: a Yukon case study.

From: Arctic | Date: June 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

(Received 14 August 1995; accepted in revised form 8 January 1996)

ABSTRACT. The relationship between the federal and territorial governments in Canada has been described as colonial because important decisions affecting the territories can be, and have been, imposed upon them by the federal government. In the 1980s, the federal government utilized its power to unilaterally impose constitutional changes which were perceived by Northerners as being contrary to their interests. This Yukon case study exemplifies that colonial relationship in the context of language rights.

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