LAC LA CROIX: RUMOR, RHETORIC AND REALITY IN INDIAN AFFAIRS
ROBERT H. KELLER,
Canadian-American Studies,
Western Washington University,
Bellingham, Washington,
USA, 98225.
ABSTRACT/RESUME
The author discusses the case of the Lac La Croix Band of Ontario
which had developed a tourist industry and then faced severe
restrictions on the use of the lake. The restrictions were demanded
by environmentalists who lived elsewhere in North America. Both
Canadian and American governments exercised moderation in their
application of these rules in recognition of the Native economy.