Gives statistics on rates and types of crime and discusses a framework for policy and program development to address the population's growing involvement with the criminal justice system.
Data includes entries over a three-year period, 2017-2019, from the Montana Missing Persons Clearinghouse, Department of Public Health and Human Services’ Child and Family Services Division (CFSD), and autopsy reports from the state crime laboratory.
Includes data from three missing persons databases, results of listening sessions with four communities, and missing persons policies from 51 law enforcement agencies.
INvoke , vol. 6, Gangs, Violence Against Women, and Medicine, 2020, pp. [4-13]
Description
Discussion of how media coverage, which depicted Robert Pickton as a single deranged perpetrator, failed to place the crimes in the broader social context which leads to the violent victimization of women.
Overview of the history of the Métis people from events proceeding the Manitoba Act to the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
Bachelor's Diploma Thesis towards undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature (B.A.)--Masaryk University, 2006.
MMIWG in Canada: Gender, Indigeneity, and Genocide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justine Berezintsev
Katherine James
Laurel Rush
Gabrielle Vallières
Description
Looks at how the intersection of marginalized identities led the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Women and Girls to conclude that the this femicide was part of the larger act of genocide.
Reports on the results of interviews with Service de police de la ville de Montréal (SPVM) and community workers about the police force's response to the crisis. Includes discussion of the current situation and challenges to collaboration, and recommendations for developing a better a relationship.
Summary Report.
Article includes listing of 100s of missing persons including: the late Amber Tara-Lynn Redman, Daleen Bosse, and the late Melanie Dawn Geddes, Shelley Napope, Calinda Waterhen, Eva Taysup, Mary Jane Serloin, Joyce Lucille Tillotson (missing since 1983) and many others.
Cites the impact of Harper Government decisions to not proceed on pay equity, not improve EI provisions and the possible ramifications of the "three strikes and you're out" law that could jail certain offenders indefinitely. The article argues that those particularly affected would include Aboriginal women with addictions or histories of abuse who have acted out in violence and have inadequate access to healing.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force
Description
Divided into four sections: overview of legislation which underpins the work of the task force; background and contextual considerations in New Mexico; summary of findings of research including data provided by jurisdictions and case studies of information provided by families; and core findings and policy recommendations.
A young Cree man's death raised disturbing questions of racism in our legal system
CBC Docs POV
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Bonnie Thompson
Jon Montes
George Hupka
Downstream Documentary Productions Inc.
National Film Board of Canada [NFB]
Description
A shorter version of the documentary examining the impact on Indigenous-white relations from the trail and acquittal of Gerald Stanley's regarding the fatal shooting of Cree man Colton Boushie.
Duration: 44:03
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Examines the gendered nature of gangs, risk factors that contribute to Aboriginal gang involvement; and prevention approaches needed to help young women to leave the gang lifestyle.
Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 2020, pp. 3-24
Description
Uses a victimization-criminalization-incarceration cycle concept to describe the various factors that impact Indigenous women and contribute to their overrepresentation in the prison system.
Federal government site providing links to emergency management and preparedness, national security, community safety, crime prevention, law enforcement and corrections. Responsible for all aspects of safety across Canada, deals with crime, natural disasters, terrorism etc.
Northern Review, no. 50, Law in the Canadian North, April 07, 2020, pp. 195-206
Description
Criminal lawyer discusses the issue of jury selection and how the composition of a jury can affect the process and outcome of a trial. Argues that jury selection process should also include consideration of culture and ethnicity.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2020, pp. [36]-58
Description
An examination of the short story written in 1925 and how the author uses the medium to shine light on sexual violence perpetrated against Cherokee women and to advocate sovereignty by challenging the U.S. allotment process.
Makes recommendations for action based on a combination of research, community submissions and the expertise of the Ontario Native Women's Association.
Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006-2007, pp. 403-422
Description
Discusses the status of Aboriginal women before contact, development and use of sentencing circles, British Columbia Court of Appeals decisions, looks at shortcomings of the present system and proposes adjustments to the system.
Comments on specific components of the Calls for Justice for governments and Calls for Justice for industries, institutions, services and partnerships from a legal standpoint.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, 2006, pp. 141-186
Description
Book reviews of:
Beyond the Reach of Time and Change: Native American Reflections on the Frank A. Rinehart Photograph Collection edited by Simon J. Ortiz.
Bringing Indians to the Book by Albert Furtwangler.
A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children edited by Doris Seale and Beverly Slapin.
Children of Coyote, Missionaries of Saint Francis: Indian-Spanish Relations in Colonial California, 1769–1850 by Steven W.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, 2006, pp. 129-178
Description
Book reviews of:
Algonquian Spirit: Contemporary Translations of the Algonquian Literatures of North America edited by Brian Swann.
Building on a Borrowed Past: Place and Identity in Pipestone, Minnesota by Sally J. Southwick.
The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature edited by Joy Porter and Kenneth M.
Process was created to determine whether compensation would be given to people who suffered sexual or serious physical abuse, or certain other wrongful acts that caused significant psychological damage. Any payments would be in addition to the Common Experience Payment.
Family Matters, no. 75, Spring-Summer, 2006, pp. 34-41
Description
Article takes a more detailed analysis of the issue by employing comprehensive social surveys such as the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey (NATSIS).
Examines the characteristics of Indigenous shelters and provides additional breakdowns based on the individuals who are accessing services. Statistics are from survey data (2017/2018) and a snapshot day of April 18, 2018.