Review of Reports and Recommendations on Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pippa Feinstein
Megan Pearce
Description
Compilation of recommendations from reports dealing with missing and murdered Aboriginal women and assessment of actions taken in response to them.
Related documents:
Master List of Recommendations.
Executive Summary.
Legal Strategy Coalition on Violence Against Indigenous Women (LSC)
Description
Argues that methods of keeping and gathering statistics on crime may cause the nature of violence against Aboriginal women to be misunderstood and that the numbers continue to underestimated.
Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Joëlle Pastora Sala
Byron Williams]
Description
Compilation of recommendations from reports of inquiries, committees, and nongovernmental organizations about the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Appendix to Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 5, July/August 2015, pp. 261-264
Description
Attributes ongoing health inequities experienced by Aboriginal peoples to government policies of cultural genocide. Recommends health care professionals read the report Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future, engage in self-reflection, develop critical listening and learning skills, and challenge themselves and others to find concrete ways of spending to the calls for action from Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 1, no. 1, September 2004, pp. 73-82
Description
Comments on a two-year study of abuse and neglect of Native American and Native Alaskan children based on records from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS).
Review of the Literature on Aboriginal Sex Offenders of Canada, New Zealand, and Australia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dewey J. Ertz
[Christopher Lobanov-Rostovsky]
Description
Provides synopsis of limited information available on this specific population.
Appendix includes Review of the Literature on Aboriginal Sex Offenders of Canada, New Zealand, and Australia by Christopher Lobanov-Rostovsky.
Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Discusses issues involved with violence against Aboriginal women, presents nine case studies of murdered and missing women and makes recommendations for policies to ensure the safety these women.
Highlights cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls over the last three decades. Discusses why this group is at risk and makes recommendations to address the problem.
Documentary about poverty in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and the accompanying problems of homelessness, gang violence and sexual exploitation.
Duration: 35:15.
Looks at tribal area cases and other area cases to determine if there are any differences. Reports cases are similar in most respects but did find some statistically significant variances.
Final Report from the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform.
[Volume I: Leagacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kearney Healy
Ronna Jevne
Rae Mitten
Gerald T. G. Seniuk
John Burrows
Paul Joffe
Willie Littlechild
Description
Content consists of selected submissions and contracted papers that reflect research and opinion of organizations and writers on critical issues in justice reform in Saskatchewan.
Volume I Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change.
Berkeley Women's Law Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 2004, pp. 287-298
Description
Discusses Sandra J. Schmieder's proposal to allow civil suits against American Indian law enforcement officials who fail to enforce protective orders and argues that Schmieder fails to recognize the juristictional and financial obstacles involved when attempting to protect victims of violence.
Describes the current state of crime and violence in Inuit communities and the programs and services that exist to reduce or eliminate violence against women and girls.
Reviews past and present initiatives, recommendations and research, and reports on information gathered through consultation with social agencies and community members.
"Topics discussed include why gender and sexuality matter to Indigenous law, and what Indigenous feminisms bring to the conversation".
Duration: 10:23.
Head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission speaks about questions that need to be answered when determining whether an inquiry would be effective and meaningful for those directly affected and Aboriginal people in general.
Duration: 35:38.
Topics included Indigenous men's role in violence, activism around the issue, and international reports and Canada's duty to respond. Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:38:19.
Fourteenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawn Lavell Harvard
Description
Brief statement by President of the Native Women's Association of Canada addresses violence in general, murdered and missing women, and Canadian government's failure to respond to these issues.
Reflection on some of the tragedies during 2004, like the Tsunami in Southeast Asia, a fatal Canada Day accident near Cochin, SK and the disappearance of Tamra Keepness in Regina.
Final Report from the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform ; vol. I
[Volume II: Submissions to the Commission]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Warren Weir
J. Wilton Littlechild
Hugh Harridans
Glenda Conney
Joe Queqezance
Irene Fraser
Hugh Harradence
Description
Two volume report identifies eight critical areas to be considered when looking at justice reform: leadership, community promotion and crime prevention, victimization and violence, restorative justice, policing, institutions, racism, and children and youth.
Volume II Submissions to the Commission.
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2015.
Focuses on Unearthed by Janet Marie Rogers, Missing Sarah by Maggie de Vries, and In Plain Sight: Reflections on Life in Downtown Eastside Vancouver by Leslie Robertson and Dara Culhane.
Focuses on the story of Rinelle Harper, a Winnipeg teenager who was attacked and left for dead, and other families affected by the issue.
Duration: 13:27.