Crime & Offences

Synthesizes previously reported data to facilitate policy development and inform media reporting.

Statistical data compares 2016/2017 cases in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.

Statistical data on homicide by province, territory and Canada as a whole.

Statistical data for crime rates in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.

Statistical data of numbers of violent offences against family members in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.

Statistical data for crime severity index and crime rate in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.

Statistical data of crime victims, by sex of victims and by province/territory.

Statistical data of crime victims, by sex of victims and by province/territory.

Statistical data compares 2016/2017 to 2015/2016 cases in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.

Comments on the usefulness of written and oral evidence given by historians as based on several different cases.

Discusses the reparations awarded to Mrs. Valerie Linow for the assaults to her while under the care of the State.

Politics, Judicial Administration Thesis (M.A.)--Brock University, 1994.

Examines nine case studies involving missing and murdered Indigenous women and the factors which have contributed to the high risk of violence.

Speaker discusses Amnesty International report, Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada and her part as an independent researcher contributing to it. Duration: 1:08:26.

Includes a theoretical story about victim and suggestions for communities and outsiders providing help, explanation of abuse and why there is reluctance to report it, strategies to prevent abuse before and after settlement monies are received, and examples from communities themselves.

Overviews causes that make Aboriginal women more susceptible to being victims of violence than non-Aboriginal counterparts.

Social Justice and Community Engagement Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfred Laurier University, [2017]

English Literature Project (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

Statistics show rates of violence experienced by Aboriginal women is significantly higher than non-Aboriginal women.

Discusses factors which contribute to violence and makes recommendations for action strategies and service delivery.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Peace and Conflict Studies (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2019.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2006.

Comments on the life of a man who lived and worked a marginalized life.

Includes: synopsis, story, director's notes, biography of Noam Gonick, cast list, cast biographies, crew list and music notes.

Includes transcript of House Bill 2570, background and committee activity, minutes and reference materials, and various submissions discussing the issue.

One of the unique aspects of the General Social Survey is that it captures information on whether crimes are reported to police. In this survey three-quarters (76%) of violent incidents involving Aboriginal women, incidents that were committed by someone other than a spouse or common-law partner, were not reported to the police.

Commission was created to examine circumstances that resulted in the teenager's death and the subsequent investigation of it by Saskatoon City Police and the RCMP.

Presents results of six weeks of fact-finding conducted from January to July 2016, interviews and correspondence with police, and complaint mechanisms from August 2016 to January 2017.

Uses statistics from the Women’s Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse (W-CASA) with a sample of 908 federally sentenced women for the period between November 2016 and January 2019.

Comments on the success of Chief Clarence Louis, from the Osoyoos Indian Band, who has made his community stronger by working together. By also looking at the tragedy surrounding the Christopher Pauchay case, the author argues for more individual and community responsibilty.

A summary of various aspects of Treaty #8 including trapping, fishing and hunting rights.

Looks at the arguments put forth by Constable Harwig, Constable Senger and the Saskatoon Police Association to contest the Commissioner's conclusions.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of the origin of the first Holy Lodge. (A continuation from AA.027) He also tells of the modifications to the Holy Lodge ceremony, the origins of the Group Smoking ceremony and gives the story of Po-Po who foresaw the death of a young man at a Holy Lodge.Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.

Features two award-winning stories: Tarnikuluk by Aviaq Johnston and Tears by Andrea Lanouette.

Dismissal of a charge for supplying Kave, contrary to s.19 of the Consumer Protection Act, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Kava is the name given to a drink prepared from the root of the piper methysticum plant.

Looks at the reasons for the disproportionate number of Aboriginal people in the sex trade.

Using the example of E.B. v. Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of B.C., argues that the Court and civil law failed to hold governments and public institutions accountable for the abuse of children in their care. Excerpt from: Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice & Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth Sheehy. Entire book on one pdf. To access chapter scroll to p. 151.

Submission to Correctional Service Canada, Task Force on Federally Sentenced Women, presented on behalf of the Native Women’s Association of Canada.

Reports findings of survey which asked 23 questions about the Calls to Justice. Topics were: culture, health and wellness, policing, corrections, media and social influencers, education, child welfare, natural resource extraction, human security, and rights.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2014.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 1998.

Book reviews of: Swift Runner by Colin A. Thomson. Indian Tribes of Alberta by Hugh A. Dempsey.