Domestic Violence

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Domestic Violence on the Reservation: Imperfect Laws, Imperfect Solution

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sumayyah Waheed
Berkeley Women's Law Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 2004, pp. 287-298
Description
Discusses Sandra J. Schmieder's proposal to allow civil suits against American Indian law enforcement officials who fail to enforce protective orders and argues that Schmieder fails to recognize the juristictional and financial obstacles involved when attempting to protect victims of violence.
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The Downtown Eastside and Aboriginal Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawna Narayan
Selina Demetrick
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 165-168
Description
Authors examine the intersecting social, economic, racial, and colonial/systemic factors that create a reality for Indigenous women living in the Vancouver DTES that includes elevated incidences of poverty, violence, substance use, and health concerns. Provide commentary and recommendations surrounding the creation of policy, programs, and interventions.
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Dream Wheels: A Novel

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joseph Bauerkemper
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 113-114
Description
Book review of: Dream Wheels by Richard Wagamese.
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The Economics of Indigenous Deprivation and Proposals for Reform

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Helen Hughes
Issue Analysis, no. 63, September 23, 2005, pp. [1]-[20]
Description
Looks into reforming the policies that are causing deprivation so that Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders can access the same choices and living standards as other Australians.
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Editorial

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 3, September 1990, pp. 2-3
Description
Introduction to issue about family violence and the community.
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Editorial

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, June 1990, p. 2
Description
Short introduction to new booklet and video by The Aboriginal and Islander Subprogram, National Domestic Violence Education Program, Office of Status of Women.
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Editorial

Alternate Title
Éditorial
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Boyd
Kim Brooks
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 19, no. 1, 2007, pp. 2-[?]
Description
Discusses how sentencing circles function in relation to abused women, and international law as it pertains to trafficking.
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Editorial

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Sago
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, December 1989, pp. 2-4
Description
Discusses changes to journal's layout and design and presents introduction to issue.
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Ending Violence against Native Women

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Indian Law Resource Center
Description
Comments on a project that partners with Native women's organizations and Indian and Alaska Native nations to end violence against women and girls.
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Ending Violence in Aboriginal Communities: Best Practices in Aboriginal Shelters and Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence(NACAFV)
Description
Project began with visits in the communities of Fisher River First Nation in Koostatak and Mathias Colomb First Nation (Pukatawagan) and later expanded to ten other sites across Canada in a variety of settings (urban, remote, on-reserve, and off-reserve). The study was mainly conducted through interviews with directors, staff and clients of women's shelters.
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Environmental, Social, and Personal Correlates of Having Ever Had Sexual Intercourse among American Indian Youths

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy L. Hellerstedt
Melanie Peterson-Hickey
Kristine L. Rhodes
Ann Garwick
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 12, December 2006, pp. 2228-2234
Description
Found among youth aged 13 to 18 years, in Minnesota, that youth youths engaged in high-risk behaviors and had exposure to violence.
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Erdrich’s Crusade: Sexual Violence in The Round House

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Tharp
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 25-40
Description
Examines how this novel about sexual abuse against Native women disrupts readers and scholars' expectations. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 25.
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Evidence - Special Committee on Violence against Indigenous Women: Thursday, December 5, 2013

Alternate Title
IWFA no. 3, 2nd Session, 41st Parliament
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Susanne Decock
Anita Olsen Harper
Carole Brazeau
Stella Ambler
Irene Mathyssen ... [et al.]
Description
Superintendent, Aboriginal Policing Bureau, Ontario Provincial Police and representatives from National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence appeared before the Committee.
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Experiences of Indigenous Women Impacted by Violence During COVID-19

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashleigh Johnstone
Hayley Foster
Keeley Smith
Leili Friedlaner
Description
Reports on results of a series of surveys and forums carried out with Indigenous frontline workers, coordinators and service providers to ascertain how the outbreak is affecting women and their children experiencing domestic and family violence.
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Explaining Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Inequalities in Postseparation Violence Against Canadian Women: Application of a Structural Violence Approach

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeanette Somlak Pedersen
Lorraine Halinka Malcoe
Jane Pulkingham
Violence Against Women, vol. 19, no. 8, August 2013, pp. 1034-1058
Description
Uses the 2004 Canadian General Social Survey to interpret differences between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal postseparation violence. Highlights data on Aboriginal status and coercive control.
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Family Law for Aboriginal Families

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lawrence Martin
Linda Kitchigeesick
Description
Provides general information to anyone experiencing a relationship breakdown and options available. It is not meant to provide specific advice about a personal situation. Duration:1:28:04.
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