Tensions in the Design of a National Inquiry on Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls
[Special Lectures, 2015-2016]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shelagh Day
Description
Presentation by the Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Canadian Feminist Alliance on International Action regarding what an inquiry would look like and the issue of tensions in the design of a national inquiry.
Duration: 1:15:52.
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 135-137
Description
Book reviews of:
Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula by Jacilee Wray.
The Sea is My Country by Joshua L. Reid.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 135.
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 67-87
Description
Looks at organization lobbying for sovereignty and how Indigenous peoples perspectives of sovereignty use specific tribal understanding of self-government and territoriality.
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, December 2016, pp. 51-66
Description
Comments on the long distance nursing education provided by the University of Northern British Columbia based out of Prince George and its baccalaureate nursing degree offered at three campuses, Prince George, Quesnel and Terrace.
Focuses on desired outcomes rather than current practices in the areas of intention, behaviour, community and systems fit in each of six post-secondary staff groups: front line staff / student services / advisors; leaders / administrators; curriculum / educational developers; educators / teachers / instructors; and researchers.
Report makes recommendations to: the Governments of Canada and British Columbia, to the RCMP, to local governments in Northeast British Columbia, and to private industry.
Statistics for overdose events from January 31, 2015 - November 30, 2016 and for overdose deaths from January 31, 2015 - July 31, 2016.
Sources: BC Coroners Service, Drug and Poison Information Centre, BC Emergency Health Services/Ambulance Service and emergency department visits at hospitals; supplemented by information from Centre for Disease Control.
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 1, January 2003, p. 13
Description
Discusses the forging a relationship between two churches in Oakville, ON and New Westminster, BC and the Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle, beginning with prayers and letters.
Research Report (Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business) ; Spring, 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
OMX
Description
Reports information about specific barriers gathered at two half-day workshops and through in-depth interviews with approximately 50 industry-related individuals from government, corporate Canada, and Aboriginal businesses.
Developed as primer for mentoring in the workplace for employers, employees, Elders and volunteers working in Aboriginal non-profit service organizations.
Looks at how province's first lieutenant-governor's attitudes about the land question continued to exert influence during two periods: the years following entry into Confederation (1871 to 1876) and during the era of postwar hydroelectric development using case studies from 1951 to 1989.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 169, no. 8, October 14, 2003, pp. 759-763
Description
Estimate of the potential use of safer injecting site by local illicit drug users and evaluates potential impact of newly established Health Canada restrictions and police activities.
Chief Commissioner Miles Richardson discusses the land issue in British Columbia and identifies governance, revenue sharing, and compensation as critical issues to make treaty negotiations more effective.
Duration: 18:53.
Presents high-quality, up-to-date information with a separate table of contents highlighting content most relevant to Indigenous youth, families and communities.
"This preliminary scoping study suggests that while different First Nations' specific needs are highly individualized, there is a broadly shared need for guidance, information-sharing, and a synthesis of existing options in a way that is accessible to many First Nations."
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 84, no. 1, March 2003, pp. 95-99
Description
Book reviews of 2 books:
The Problem of Justice: Tradition and Law in the Coast Salish World by Bruce G. Miller.
A Sto:lo-Coast Salish Historical Atlas by Keith Thor Carlson.
Developed as part of the Aboriginal Nonprofit (ANP) BC Strategy to assist service organizations in developing human resource capacity and creating workforce supports.
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2017Focusess on experiences of Madelaine McCallum, Mike Dengeli, Mique'l Dangeli, Leela Gilday, and Ronnie Dean Harris.
Book review of: Recollecting edited by Sarah Carter and Patricia McCormack.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 159.
Presenters discuss Little Shell Tribe of the Chippewa of Montana's struggle for federal recognition, British Columbia Métis' perspectives on harvesting rights, and Canative Housing Corporation located in Edmonton, Alberta.
Duration: 1:31:39.
Paper presented the the Tri-University Annual Graduate History Conference Waterloo, Ontario.
Looks at death in 1907 of young child and then ensuing crisis in community-school relations.
BC Studies, no. 138/139, Native Geographies, Summer/Autumn, 2003, pp. 165-172
Description
Book review of: Indian Myths & Legends From the North Pacific Coast of America: A Translation of Franz Boas' 1895 Edition of Indianische Sagen von der Nord-Pacifischen Kuste Amerikas edited by Randy Bouchard and Dorothy Kennedy.
Gateways: Exploring the Legacy of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, 1897-1902 edited by Igor Krupnik and William W. Fitzhugh.
Q'sapi: A History of Okanagan People as Told by Okanagan Families edited by Shirley Louis.