When Disinformation Turns Deadly: The Case of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canadian Media
Alternate Title
Disinformation and Digital Democracies in the 21st Century
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Elisha Corbett
Description
Argues that the way women are framed in mainstream news suggests that they are to blame for the violence against them because they indulge in "high-risk" lifestyles and discusses how initiatives like #MMIWG are combating stereotypical representations and raising awareness.
Paper from Disinformation and Digital Democracies in the 21st Century edited by Joseph McQuade, Tiffany Kwok, and James Cho.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to p. 19.
When Do Ideas of an Arctic Treaty Become Prominent in Arctic Governance Debates?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 2, June 19, 2019 , pp. 116-130
Description
Article identifies and examines the social and geopolitical factors and questions which contribute to the prominence of the idea of an international Arctic governance treaty over time; author traces the evolution of the Arctic treaty debate from 1970 to the current moment.
When Talk Trumped Service: A Decade of Lost Opportunity for Aboriginal Children and Youth in B.C.
Alternate Title
Special Report (Representative for Children and Youth)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
Critiques government spending, mainly channelled through the Ministry of Children and Family Development, on initiatives that have not produced concrete, successful outcomes through delivery of front-line services.
Where Did That Come From? Indigenous Activists Discuss the Creation of Canada's National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Inquiry
Theses
Author/Creator
Lorimer S. Shenher
Description
Professional Communications Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2017.
Where Is the Indigenous Law in State Sponsored Transitional Justice Processes? Witnessing and Truth-Telling in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Slakov
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Which Justice and Which Politics? Rethinking Social Justice: From 'Peoples' to 'Populations'
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Diane Austin-Broos
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, 2013, pp. 117-124
Description
Book review of: Rethinking Social Justice: From 'Peoples' to 'Populations' by Tim Rowse.
Who Is a Status Indian?
Alternate Title
Citizenship Issue: Who Is a Status Indian?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Evann Goltz]
Description
Timeline from the General Enfranchisement Act to the Indian Act and pertinent court cases and decisions which resulted in legislation to amend the Act.
Who Protected Him? How B.C.'s Child Welfare System Failed One of Its Most Vulnerable Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
Investigation conducted by the Representative of Children and Youth into the circumstances leading up to the Tasering of an 11-year-old.
Whose Land is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Glen Coulthard
Russell Diabo
Melina Laboucan-Massimo
Arthur Manuel ...
Melina Laboucan-Massimo
Kanahus Manuel
Beverly Jacobs
Glen Coulthard ...
Murray Sinclair
Pamela Palmater
Description
Contributors discuss the machinery of colonization and resistance movements, and comment on the possibility of reconciliation.
Wiicitaakewin Workshop [with Bob Rae & Phil Fontaine at Confederation College]
Alternate Title
Confederation [College] Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bob Rae
Phil Fontaine
Description
Rob Rae speaks on the role of education and colleges for providing opportunity and support for First Nations people. Phil Fontaine speaks to First Nations education systems and lack of funding from the Federal government and potential of Aboriginal youth.
Duration: 1:16:09.
Wildlife Management in Nunavik: Structures, Operations, and Perceptions Following the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Gombay
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 2, June 19, 2019 , pp. 181-196
Description
Article extends Lorraine Brooke’s 1995 study of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) and its effectiveness in creating a wildlife co-management regime; concludes that little progress has been made since 1995, and the power relationships between Inuit and non-Inuit Government agencies remains problematic.
[William Singer III at Kainai High School Speaking For Treaty 7 Idle No More Group January 30, 2013]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Library
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
William Singer
Description
Explains the purpose of "Idle No More" and the Omnibus bill and other bills that are removing First Nations rights.
Duration: 20:14.
Willms & Shier Report: Special Report: Aboriginal
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Willms & Shier
Description
Special report by a law firm that specializes in Environmental, Aboriginal and Energy case law focuses on recent Canadian Aboriginal court rulings.
The Winter of Our Discontent
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 12
Description
Comments on media coverage of Idle No More events, hunger strike regarding horrid conditions in Attawapiskat, police abuse towards First Nation people in Thunder Bay and more.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
WIPO [World Intellectual Property Organization]: Encouraging Creativity and Innovation
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
World Intellectual Property Organization
Description
Website contains links to services, activities, case studies, country profiles, statistics, publications, etc.
Wise Practices in Crime Prevention Programs: Implemented for and by Aboriginal Communities in BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Reciprocal Consulting
Description
Toolkit contains three case studies, as well as information on the steps in setting up a successful program, such as guiding principles, risk and protective factors, community engagement, needs assessment, developing implementing an action plan, and evaluation.
Witnessing the Unspoken Truth: On Residential School Survivors' Testimonies in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kamelia Talebian Sedehi
Theory and Practice in Language Studies, vol. 9, no. 7, July 2019, pp. 755-761
Description
Using ten YouTube testimonials to look at the rippling effects that residential schools had on Indigenous people and culture.
Women and the Criminal Justice System
Alternate Title
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tina Hotton Mahony
Joanna Jacob
Heather Hobson
Description
Statistics on violent crime, criminal and violent victimization, childhood assault, spousal violence, homicide, and females charged with violent offences.
Women's Marches Demand Justice For the Disappeared
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 12, March 2013, pp. 8-9
Description
Comments on Canadian wide annual marches that advocate increased support services for Aboriginal women.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Work 2 Give: Fostering Collective Citizenship through Artistic and Healing Spaces for Indigenous Inmates and Communities in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Brown
Kelsey Timler
BC Studies , no. 202, Arts, Crafts, and Healing: Understanding Social Citizenship in British Columbia, Summer, 2019, pp. 21-40
Description
Article uses the Work 2 Give program—which gives incarcerated men the opportunity to create goods and harvest for the Tŝilhqot’in First Nation—as a case study to examine the “healing potential of the arts and therapeutic craft in BC prisons.”
Working Alliance and Its Relationship With Aboriginal Ancestry, Psychopathy, Treatment Completion, and Recidivism in a Sample of Federal Sex Offenders
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle R. DeSorcy
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2013.
Working Together for a Common Purpose: Report of the Inquiry into Missing or Murdered Nunavimmiut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pascale Laneuville
Description
Project involved organizing gathering of families in order to hear their stories and opinions, and interviewing front line workers and police officers working in Nunavik.
Working Together for First Nation Students: A Proposal for a Bill on First Nation Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Working Together: Indigenous Recruitment and Retention in Remote Canada
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; March, 2019
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cameron MacLaine
Melissa Lalonde
Adam Fiser
Working Together to End Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls: National Scan of RCMP Initiatives
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Youth Correctional Services, Admission to Provincial and Territorial Programs, by Province and Territory (Canada): [Summary Table]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Data from fiscal year (April 1 through March 31), 2011-2015.
Youth Homelessness in Canada: Implications for Policy and Practice
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen Gaetz
Bill O'Grady
Kristy Buccieri
Jeff Karabanow
Allyson Marsolais
Youth, Talk to Your Elders: Three Women Speak
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anne Aikio
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the social and economic challenges that Indigenous youth face in maintaining their culture and identity.
Yukon Court of Appeal Finds Duty to Consult Exists When Recording Mineral Claims
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin Junger
Brittnee Russell
McMillan Aboriginal and First Nations Bulletin, January 2013, pp. [1]-7
Description
Comments on the Yukon Quartz Mining Act
Yva Poty Rising: From the Ashes, a Cause for Hope
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eric Michael Kelley
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Account of the eviction process that the community of Yva Poty suffered as their lands became targets of individual and national development projects.
'Zones of Intelligibility:' The Trial of Louis Riel and Nineteenth-Century Canadian Media
Theses
Author/Creator
Sorouja Moll
Description
Humanities Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University, 2013.
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