Sixth International Conference on Restorative Justice
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Centre for Restorative Justice
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Website includes sessions on Aboriginal justice, restorative youth justice, and Intergovernmental tensions. Some links lead to full text access of the presentations.
Examines issues and options regarding the development of culturally appropriate accreditation standards. Consists of literature review and survey of 28 organizations, of which 15 were Aboriginal agencies involved in provision of child and family services.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, January/February 1995, pp. 12-17
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Discusses the process of learning from permanence of objects, permanence of feelings and cognitive development. Follows a boy named Peter from infancy to preschool.
Tough on Kids: Rethinking Approaches to Youth Justice
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Author/Creator
Ross Gordon Green
Kearney F. Healy
Justice as Healing, vol. 8, no. 4, Winter, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Asserts that the British legal system cannot be successfully transfer to Indigenous people, due to philosophical differences.
Excerpt from chapter four of Tough on Kids: Rethinking Approaches to Youth Justice.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 213-224
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Discusses the psycho-social, economic, educational and environmental factors and the impact they have on the socialization experiences of Aboriginal youth. The article also examines the factors that contribute to risk and resiliency.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Children and Youth, Issues and Challenges, December 2003, pp. 140-144
Description
Looks at how three agencies and one First Nation came together to plan a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual camping experience for the youth of these agencies/organizations.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 1, October 1988, pp. [1-8]
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College graduates responses to questionnaire indicated family motivation and encouragement were the most important factors contributing to academic success.
Child was 20-month-old who sustained severe and permanent injuries due to child abuse while under the supervision of the Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency. Panel made findings and recommendations in six areas: information sharing, staffing, case management, coordination of services, and government support.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 369-393
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Book reviews of 8 books:
The Oblate Assault on Canada's Northwest by Robert Choquette.
La zoologie des Montagnais by Daniel Clément.
The Cypress Hills: The Land and Its People by Walter Hildebrandt and Brian Hubner.
Singing an Indian Song: A Biography of D'Arcy McNickle by Dorothy R.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 195-205
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Book review of 6 books:
Our Son, A Stranger by Marie Adams.
Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900 by Sarah Carter.
Trusteeship in Change: Toward Tribal Autonomy in Research Management by R. Clow and I. Sutton (Editors).
In the Shadow of Evil by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump by Gordon Reid.
Blessing For a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe by Robin Ridington.
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 10, no. 4, December 2003, p. [?]
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Brief overview of the history of the removals and migrants, examines the demands made for reparations and the legal and moral basis of reparations. Concludes with a suggested approach to the issue of providing reparations.
Discussion of the counselling model developed by Rod M. McCormick and Norman E. Amundson which is based on an Aboriginal, rather than the Eurocentric worldview.
Child Abuse Prevention Issues, no. 19, September 2003, pp. 1-31
Description
Statics show that the occurrence of violence in Indigenous communities is disproportionately high in comparison to the rates in the Australian population as a whole.
Guide and workbook developed for local Child Protection Teams or multi-disciplinary teams to help expand protocols for responding to child abuse and child sexual abuse.
Child Welfare, vol. 74, no. 3, Special Issue: Changing the Child Welfare Agenda: Contributions from Canada, May/June 1995, pp. 633-653
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Summarizes the findings of a study conducted with nine communities in Manitoba. Focuses on responses to questions involving service concepts, placement planning, and culture and community,
Original documentary was about a two-day exercise in discrimination. Third grade students were divided into two groups, the blue-eyed and the brown-eyed. The first day one group was told they were better than the others and received special privileges; the next day the roles were reversed.
Includes additional links to follow-up documentary, interviews with producer and teacher, teacher's guide and frequently asked questions.