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BC First Peoples 12: Teacher Resource Guide
Between Membership & Belonging: Life Under Section 10 of the Indian Act
Argues that the legislation that allows bands to determine their own criteria for membership has, in some cases, resulted in exclusion of individuals who would belong if kinship laws were applied.
The Continuity of Aboriginal Customs and Government Under British Imperial Constitutional Law as Applied in Colonial Canada, 1760-1860
Law Thesis (PhD) -- Oxford University, 1995.
Court Outcomes in Homicides of Indigenous Women and Girls, 2009 to 2021
Uses data from Homicide Survey and the Integrated Criminal Court Survey. Looks at charges seen in court, disposition of those charges, and potential verdicts and sentences passed down.
Crime Prevention in Indigenous Communities: An Examination of Culturally-Relevant Programs and Culturally-Competent Evaluation Approaches
Related Material: Research Summary.
Experiences of Indigenous Families in the Family Justice System: A Literature Review and Perspectives from Legal and Frontline Family Justice Professionals
Indigenous Insights: Building Relationships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Indigenous Peoples within Canada: A Concise History: Student Resources
To accompany 5th edition of book written by Olive Patricia Dickason, William Newbigging and Cary Miller. Contains links to: chapter outlines; learning objectives; key terms, figures, or sites; study questions; essay questions; additional resources; and flashcards.
Indigenous Women's Voices: 20 Years on from Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonizing Methodologiesk
A Legal Love Letter to My Children: If These Beads Could Talk
Discusses possible changes to the legal system through Indigenous pedagogies.
Meeting Survivors’ Needs: Gender-Based Violence Against Inuit Women and the Criminal Justice Response: Phase II: Final Report
Related Material: Report in Brief; Online Survey Results; Environmental Scan.
Moose Hide Campaign Learning Platform for K-12
Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous-led movement to engage men and boys in preventing violence against women and children. Site includes links to teacher resources such as a curriculum guide, lesson plans, and videos.
Not Enough: All Words and No Action on MMIWG: Interim Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Discusses the Government of Canada's record on implementing of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' Calls to Action.
Policing Options Available to First Nations in Canada
Re-Membering Our Nations: Indigenous Custom Adoption and Determining Belonging Beyond the Indian Act
Political Science Thesis (MA) -- University of Calgary, 2022.
Reconciliation through Revitalization
For use with the article The Big Land, the Kayak and Reconciliation! by Lisa Jane Smith found on page 24 of Remembering the Children.
Remembering the Children Educator's Guide 2022
Topics include: teacher reflections, preparing for difficult conversations, the role of media coverage, daily life in residential schools, reconciliation through revitalization, and making reconciliation real.
For use with Remembering the Children: Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022
RoadMap Project: Creating Paths for First Nations Prosperity
Goal of project is to support self-sufficiency and economic growth, improve fiscal capacity to govern while managing risk, increase transparency and accountability, and clarify governments' responsibility for service provision. Contains links to eight chapters and project summary.
Serious Problems or Disputes Experienced by First Nations People Living Off Reserve, Métis, and Inuit Living in the Provinces
Teaching Treaty Relationships: A Timeline Activity for Students
Uses date and relationship cards to educate students about First Nations and Newcomer interactions leading up to the signing of Treaty 1 in 1871.