Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 7, April 15, 1975, p. 6
Description
Conference sponsored by the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association (SSTA), the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (DIAND) and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSI).
Technical Report (U.S. Department of Justice) ; NCJ 249939
Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steven W. Perry
Description
Report summarizes census of State and local law enforcement agencies, census of state and local prosecutor offices serving Tribal lands, census of Tribal law enforcement agencies and national survey of Tribal court systems.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, 2016, p. [?]
Description
Discusses impact of president-elect Donald Trumps decision to withdraw from the UN Climate Change talks and Paris agreement and instead commit to more fossil fuel extraction.
Discusses the 35 recommendations accepted by the government to address the lasting effects on children, families and communities caused by the forced removal of children under the Aborigines Protection Act 1909.
Comparative American Studies, vol. 14, no. 3-4, 2016, pp. 204-220
Description
Contends that colonialism and patriarchy have attempted to marginalize Indigenous womanhood thus allowing racialised and gendered violence to flourish.
Looks at data gathered from children, youth, caregivers, and other stakeholders regarding involvement with the child welfare system and identifies issues that are contributing to the over-representation of Aboriginal young people in the system. Presents 8 recommendation to improve outcomes.
Information on funding and new initiatives in six areas: supporting children, youth and families, community safety and healing, policing and justice, leadership, collaboration, alignment and accountability, and improved data and research.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 2, Taking It to the Hill, Winter, November 13, 2016, pp. [34-36,7]
Description
Describes how the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and the organization called Washington Partners collaborate to advocate for policies which support tribal colleges and universities.
Documentary about a landmark discrimination case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada against Indian and Northern Affairs Development Canada in 2007 about the treatment of First Nations children.
Duration: 2:42:53.
MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustine
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Agnes Gould
Description
Stephen Augustine speaks about the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the 94 calls to action. Elder Agnes Gould speaks about her missing sister and missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Presentations begin at 23:51.
Duration: 2:47:26.
Looks at a First Nation that formed the first Aboriginal Economic Development Commission (EDC) in Canada focused on business attraction, retention and facilitation.
Report details policy recommendations which the Calgary City Council could implement in order to engage the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) Calls to Action
William Okeymaw was 12 years old at the time when he attended the Treaty #8 negotiations.He describes the negotiations and his understanding of the promises made; the role of the missionaries; talks of some of the Indian agents; and the abundance of buffalo in Lesser Slave Lake area at one time.
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Special Issue: The Sixties Scoop and Indigenous Child Welfare, 2016, pp. [19]-30
Description
Discusses the unique situation regarding health care needs and sociocultural experiences of Aboriginal veterans in hopes of providing better services and programs.