University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 64, no. 4, Special Issue: Residential School Litigation and Settlement, August 2014, pp. 479-485
Description
Introduction to articles in special issue based on conference held at the University in Toronto January 2013 regarding Canadian legal system, dealing with the legacy of residential schools, and the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 85-103
Description
Discusses how imposition of the Act's prohibitions and lack of cooperation by the Wildlife Service, affected the Band's plans for economic development.
University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 64, no. 4, Special Issue: The Residential School Litigation and Settlement, 2014, pp. 596-619
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Discusses shortfalls in the handling of processes for dealing with residential school litigation and dispute resolution involving survivors, their families and claims.
University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 64, no. 4, Special Issue; The Residential School Litigation and Settlement, 2014, pp. 486-504
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Discusses different viewpoints by the courts, churches and governments for responsibility of residential schools in Canada and suggests using customary law to help speak to this responsibility.
University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 64, no. 4, Special Issue: The Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement, 2014, pp. 505-528
Description
Chief negotiator of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement for the Assembly of First Nations discusses personal experiences and important role the Assembly played.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 151-169
Description
Discusses how use of poisonous preservatives in past conservation and curatorial practices have rendered objects hazardous to human health, thereby preventing their use in ceremonies. Communities are left with the responsibility of determining the chemicals used and mitigating their effects.
Documentary focuses on Treaty 9 (James Bay Treaty), First Nations' fight to see that treaty rights and obligations are respected, and their lands and resources are protected.
Duration: 84:51.
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