{"product_id":"indigenous-law-in-context-alan-hanna-9780774871228","title":"Indigenous Law in Context: T\u0026#349;ilhqot'in Dechen Ts'edilhtan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBridges Indigenous and Canadian legal systems through the lens of Tsilhqot'in water governance to explore law, tradition, and sustainable resource management.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploring the challenge of reconciling Indigenous and non-Indigenous legal systems through the lens of water governance in Tsilhqot'in traditional territory in British Columbia, \u003ci\u003eIndigenous Law in Context \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an in-depth analysis of law, tradition, and resource management. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Tsilhqot'in Nation governs its lands according to dechen ts'edilhtan, the laws of their ancestors, yet in Canada, Indigenous law is often misunderstood, disregarded, or invisible to non-Indigenous authorities. Alan Hanna investigates how this legal order applies to the sustainable use and access of surface water, examining the intersections and points of conflict among Indigenous, provincial, and federal law. Drawing on oral traditions and knowledge from Elders collected over years of interviews, Hanna provides an in-depth analysis of Indigenous decision-making processes in the management of a vital resource. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This careful study aims to bridge seemingly incompatible worldviews, fostering dialogue on how Indigenous law--and specifically Indigenous water law--can be meaningfully applied to contemporary governance and twenty-first-century challenges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Hanna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774871229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774871228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Alan Hanna","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520093827327,"sku":"9780774871228","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1670cf7f-0d10-4f85-ab62-0971c7ad7a85.jpg?v=1778740707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/indigenous-law-in-context-alan-hanna-9780774871228","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}