| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Tables & Figures | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Aboriginal peoples | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Aboriginal-Dominant conflicts in history | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research questions: | 第13页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| ·Models of Dominant-Subordinate relations | 第15-20页 |
| ·Genocide/Ethnocide | 第15页 |
| ·Assimilation | 第15-16页 |
| ·integration | 第16页 |
| ·cultural pluralism | 第16-17页 |
| ·multiculturalism | 第17-20页 |
| ·Sources of Aboriginal-Dominant conflicts | 第20-23页 |
| ·Colonization approach | 第20-21页 |
| ·Culture approach | 第21页 |
| ·Land approach: | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three: The Change of the Canadian Aboriginal Policy and the Resulting Aboriginal-Dominant Relations | 第23-31页 |
| ·Pre-Confederation policy: pacification and partnership | 第23-24页 |
| ·Post-Confederation policy: forced assimilation and multi-rulings | 第24-27页 |
| ·Treaty ruling | 第24-25页 |
| ·Legislative ruling | 第25页 |
| ·Educational ruling | 第25-27页 |
| ·Post-World War II policy: from integration to cultural pluralism | 第27-29页 |
| ·Integration attempt--White Paper (1969) | 第27-28页 |
| ·Devolution policy | 第28-29页 |
| ·Contemporary policy: conditional autonomy | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Rethinking the Aboriginal policies: From assimilation to pluralism | 第31-43页 |
| ·The lasting post-effects of the legacy of colonialism | 第32-33页 |
| ·Assimilation: the intensification of disruption and hatred | 第33-34页 |
| ·Integration: the prelude of the multiculturalism policy | 第34-35页 |
| ·The multiculturalism policy: the catalyst of the aboriginal survival and revitalization | 第35-39页 |
| ·The political awareness for self-determination through self-government | 第36-37页 |
| ·The cultural renaissance in language preservation and band-controlled education | 第37-39页 |
| ·Conclusion: rethinking the historical shift of the Aboriginal policies | 第39-43页 |
| ·from Assimilation to Pluralism | 第40-41页 |
| ·from Exclusion to Inclusiveness | 第41页 |
| ·from Equality to Equity | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Five Preservation and Development of the Distinctive Aboriginal Cultures | 第43-54页 |
| ·Culture and Ethnicity | 第44-46页 |
| ·The interpretation of Culture | 第44-45页 |
| ·The hallmarks of the Ethnicity | 第45页 |
| ·Relationship between the Culture and Ethnicity | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Aboriginal cultural treasure | 第46-54页 |
| ·Lessons from the Aboriginal life philosophy | 第46-50页 |
| ·Values to be preserved and developed | 第50-52页 |
| ·Recognition of the Aboriginal and Dominant cultural differences | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第54-59页 |
| ·The basic principles of constructing cooperative coexistence | 第54-57页 |
| ·Rethinking the “aboriginal issue” | 第57-59页 |
| References | 第59-63页 |
