Family Violence and Aboriginal Communities: Building Our Knowledge and Direction through Community Based Research and Community Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
L. Jane McMillan
Description
Study conducted over five years consulted with over 150 Mi'kmaq through interviews, focus groups, and community forums in order to develop strategies to address violence.
IPA Backgrounder, vol. 10, no. 1, February 1998, pp. 1-24
Description
Disputes issues discussed in the 1997 national inquiry report, Bringing Them Home, such as specific cases, comparison of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal child removal and the claim of genocide.
Without Consent: [Confronting Adult Sexual Violence: Proceedings of a Conference held 27-29 October, 1992]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jane Lloyd
Nanette Rogers
Description
Paper from Without Consent: Confronting Adult Sexual Violence.
Looks at the unique Aboriginal customary laws which are in place to deal with violations.
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Dialogue of 120 community leaders identified shared principles and approaches to support injustices in Canadian society. Presents a speech by a holocaust survivor.
Duration: 15:11.
Story about Charlie Smoke who comes from the Akwasasne Mohawk Nation by way of the Oglala Nation in South Dakota and his quest to be recognized by the Canadian government.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 123-146
Description
A synopsis of the movie Smoke Signals," examines the relationship between fatherhood and forgiveness. Also included are discussion questions on topics of addiction, Native American genocide, and family relationships.
Looks at how Canada's child welfare system, as part of a colonial ideology, reflects mainstream perspectives which are in conflict with Aboriginal values and traditions.