Legal Pluralism and the Contemporaneity of Rights and Territorial Responsibilities of the Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok
This article addresses issues pertaining to the rights and territorial responsibilities of the Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok in their own words. I explain in particular how the concept of nehirowisiw otiperitamowin, used to talk of rights, powers and responsibilities, also refers to fundamental values such as autonomy and reciprocity. By articulating my thoughts from the perspective of legal pluralism and the works of Roberts (1998), Panikkar (1999) and Jullien (2008), I explain how this perspective can be an interesting exercise to engage in a dialogue between First Nation and States legal orders. This exercise, supported by ethnographic examples, is the actual premise for the comparison and analysis of the dynamics of entanglement, negotiation and resistance between First Nations and the State legal orders.