Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, 2014, pp. 33-60
Description
"examine whether our Nuuyum and its philosophical underpinnings can intertwine and have a productive relationship with contemporary forms of leadership and chief and council governance systems."
Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 33.
Looks at the effects of processes and institutions on two cases of transitional justice in democracies through the attempt to remove cultural influences on children and community by isolation from ethnic groups.
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 3, Historical Trauma, June 2014, pp. 339-369
Description
Looks at narratives outside of the official Truth and Reconciliation Commission, such as oral histories and Inuit art and film, for aspects of the colonial trauma and the impacts of history.
Information on current programs, curricula and initiatives that teach and engage emerging leaders was gathered through a 3-month mapping exercise, consultation session with over 100 attendees, and discussions with subject matter experts in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
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.
Related material:
Mini-Lesson.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 29, no. 2, 2014, pp. 181-197
Description
"In this paper, I argue that Indian Residential School (IRS) litigation, and the emphasis on "cultural loss" or genocide, threatened to expose the illegitimacy of Canada's claim to sovereignty and the settler collective's occupancy of Indigenous lands today".
Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marie Wilson
Description
Outlines the mandate and purpose of the TRC.
Chapter 8 from Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes edited by Wilton Littlechild and Elsa Stamatopoulou.
[ISID Conference 2014: Whose Truth? What Kind of Reconciliation?]
[Setting the Stage: Canada's Experience]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marie Wilson
Description
Remarks by Marie Wilson, Truth and Reconciliation of Canada Commissioner, including how the Canadian TRC is unique to others in the world and the mandate and purpose of the TRC. Followed by excerpts from survivors stories.
Duration: 30:19.
Special Investigation Report (Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth) ; May, 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Pringle
Description
Findings from investigation of one child's death at the hands of another. The children were under the supervision of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services and the Yorkton Tribal Council Child and Family Services, respectively.
Ministry of Social Services' Response.
Update.
An examination of the politicization of "ugliness" through colonial ideology that creates victim blaming of Indigenous women that experience violence. These ideals of "ugliness" has led to the increase violence of Indigenous women and allowed inaction against crimes committed against them.
Chapter from On the Politics of Ugliness edited by Sara Rodrigues and Ela Przybylo.
Policy Brief (Centre for International Governance Innovation) ; no. 39
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Mitchell
Charis Enns
Description
Discusses concerns expressed by Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People and provides recommendations for improvements to situation of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Explores issues of non-Aboriginal perceptions of Aboriginals, legal definitions, and Aboriginals' own attitudes about self-identification.
Duration: 20:48.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, Special Issue on Non-Status Indians, 2014, pp. 115-131
Description
Commentary, in non-legal terms, explains the case was about an action for declaration, not Aboriginal rights or entitlement of Métis and Non-Status Indians.
Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, vol. 169, no. 1, 2018, pp. 54-64
Description
Argues that sexualized violence against Indigenous women is both gendered and racialized and originates in ongoing colonialism. Examines social media (SM) narratives that perpetuate violence; discusses how Indigenous online communities are working to mitigate these narratives. Uses Sysomos MAP analytic software to gather information on posts containing #MMIW, #MMIWG and #inquiry between 1 September 2016 and 29 July, 2017.
[Aboriginal Canada and the Natural Resource Economy]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Greg Poelzer
Description
Examines issues and implications related to the transfer of political authority to the governments of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Issues include autonomy, integration, responsibility, accountability and capacity.
[Critical Conversations on Truth and Reconciliation]
[Critical Conversations Series]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Katherine Starzyk
Description
Podcast discusses a United Nations Development Program workshop on peace building and conflict resolution processes.
Duration: unknown.
Accompanying material.
Study involved front-line service providers and clients of centre located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in a series of focus groups, sharing circles and pathway building exercises. Themes discusses were: Indigenous traditional knowledge and wellness, cultural healing and service provision; encounters with criminal justice and mental health systems; and promising practices to support reintegration of families.
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.
Barriers to Access to Justice for First Nation, Métis and Inuit Women
Building Service Capacity: Supporting Access to Justice for Aboriginal Women Dealing with Violence
Placing Violence against First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women in Context
Understanding the First Nation, Métis and Inuit Context
Violence Against Women Information Resource
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
VAW [Violence against Women]
Description
Intended for service staff working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit women. Provides basic information on law, legal issues, processes and relevant options.
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.
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.