Crime & Offences

Collection of commentaries based on excerpts from works such as Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, What Does Justice Look Like, Indians 'R' Us: Culture and Genocide, The Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology and Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide.

Contends that colonialism and patriarchy have attempted to marginalize Indigenous womanhood thus allowing racialised and gendered violence to flourish.

Reveals the unsuitability of J. A. N. Provencher as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the criminal allegations brought against him and the inquiry that led to his dismissal in 1878.

Looks at how factors such as involvement in the child welfare system, systemic poverty and racism, and trauma have contributed to sexual violence experienced by Indigenous women and girls

Brief updates on developments on negotiations, judgments and court cases including Gitskan and Wet'suwet'en land title claim, aftermath of Oka conflict, James Bay controversy and more.

Discusses the case in which a White farmer was acquitted of both murder and manslaughter in the killing of a 22-year-old Cree man. The accused's lawyer used peremptory challenges to exclude 4-5 visibly Indigenous potential jurors, while the prosecution failed to question White candidates about any racial bias which would prevent them from making an impartial decision. Looks at the systemic racism in the judicial system starting with the execution of "the Battleford Eight" in 1885.

Educational Psychology and Special Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2003.

Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2012.

Recounts several incidences of murdered and missing Aboriginal women. Statistics show 4.5 out of every 100,000 Indigenous women are killed by homicide.

Findings indication two important factors are the amount of contact with white culture and the affluence of the reservation.

Verna Richards ran the La Ronge Cafe in the 1950s and 1960s. She knew many of the local Indian and Metis people including Brady and Norris.

Workbook and resource guide provides examples, narratives and discussion questions to target law services for the community.

Reports that Aboriginal peoples were three times as likely to experience a violent victimization and that this was more likely within the youth population. Data from the 2004 General Social Survey.

Statistics from the General Social Survey.

Statistics for sexual assault, maltreatment of Indigenous girls before the age of 15, spousal violence, injury, interpersonal violence after separation, and contact with victim services.

Reports results of interviews with 40 frontline workers about: characteristics of trafficking, victims' protection and prevention needs, agencies' responses to trafficking, and gaps and barriers in providing services. Aboriginals were one of the target populations in the study.

Chapter 7 in book: Indivisible: Indigenous Human Rights edited by Joyce Green. Discusses Canada's Indian Act.

Film review of: Video Letters from Prison directed by Milt Lee.

Study findings found villages with a VPSO generally had similar crime rates to those without. These results indicate that violent crime rates are partly a function of having a person to report a crime to.

Looks at the continuing violence against the Mayan people especially women's rights through organized crime and the military's power.

Describes the impacts of violence, current policies, strategies, action plans, and presents recommendations.

Statistics on sexual violence, physical violence by intimate partner, stalking, and psychological aggression by intimate partner. Summarizes findings from the full report: Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men: 2010 Findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey.

Provides an overview of the epidemiology of violence and criminal justice responses.

Provides list of 40 reports provided by federal government when arguing that there is no need for a national inquiry concerning missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Discusses a national action plan to address gaps in current policies, programs and services to stop violence against Indigenous women and girls and to fulfil Canada’s international human rights obligations.

Analyzed 58 documents which examined causes of violence and made recommendations about how to address the issue. Related documents: Master List of Recommendations. Analysis of Implementation.

Reviews 50 reports containing over 700 recommendations and identifies and lists 17 recurring "themes" from these reports.

Looks at the concepts of gendered disposability and Indigenous dysfunction which underlie acts of violence, analyzes how this manifests itself in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, and discusses the story of Sara de Vries, a woman who was murdered by Robert Pickton.

Annotated list of: books, audiovisual resources, articles, reports, declarations, conventions, and acts, and website. Current as of November, 2007.

Current as November 2007. Full List.

Criminology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 1996.

Discusses background to the rise in abuse and barriers to justice and healing, reviews various governments' responses, and provides practice tips.

Discusses statistics, historical, social and economic context of the issue, Canadian state's investigations, and specific responses and observations by international treaty bodies.

Investigated rates of eight different violent and three non-violent acts. Sample size was 183 and data was collected over two years.

Looks at how the media has handled sexual violence incidents for Sami women in Norway and discusses their views on self-determination. Chapter from L'Image du Sápmi 2 edited by K. Anderson.

Social Welfare Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Kansas, 2004.

Discusses the escalating violence in a Regina neighborhood. Article located by scrolling to page 15.

Education, Health and Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Charles Darwin University, 2008.

Provides brief information available about violence in lives of Aboriginal girls and young women in Canada.

Looks at the differences between violence and conflict and what this means for the process of restorative justice.

Panel discussion about government accountability and the forthcoming inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and efforts to strengthen community-based responses. to violence. Duration: 2:16:01.

Explores Sherman Alexie's novel, Indian Killer, focusing on the final chapter entitled, "Creation Story." To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Discusses the annual Canadian Sisters in Spirit March which helps to raise awareness of violence against Aboriginal women and honour missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Article located by scrolling to page 28.

Developed to provide Aboriginal youth and girls with tools to protect themselves, teach about safety nets and community resource people, and provide communities with tools to prevent youth violence.