Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. 1, Redefining the Northern Research Landscape, July 2018, pp. 62-65
Description
Article discusses the multiple forced relocations that the Inuit Elder experienced in his youth, the consequences for his people, and his work to publicize the story of the relocations and to advance a claim for compensation and an apology on behalf of his community.
It Takes All of Us to Enforce the Law: First Nations Child and Family Caring society of Canada et al. v. Attorney General of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada
[Sarah Clarke
Sébastien Grammond
Anne Levesque
David Taylor]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2018, p. [5]
Description
Links to a short film which examines the history and significance of a case in which the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found Canada guilty of racial discrimination against First Nations Children. It Takes All of Us ...
Duration 26:16.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and Education, 2005, pp. 26-34
Description
Discusses the right of San communities to access formal education in Nambia, Botswana and South Africa.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 2, Settler Colonial Biopolitics and Indigenous Lifeways, 2018, pp. 39-56
Description
Author investigates the colonial violence and race laws in El Salvador in the 1930s, and considers them as a form of terror employed by governing institutions for social control.
Article examines Australian policies around the land rights of Aboriginal Peoples considering the benefits and downsides of individual programs; considers how successful the these initiatives are in moving towards implementing the rights set out in United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Looks at the issue in the context of gender-based violence as a human rights violation which is rooted in deep, structural discrimination and intersects with socio-economic and cultural rights violations. Outlines essential elements of a human-rights based response and identifies three keys to effectiveness.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and Education, 2005, pp. 35-41
Description
Reports pastoralists view education as a social disruption, interfering with livelihood, culture, land and natural resources.
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Brief history and evolution includes discussion of the ecological, social, and cultural factors surrounding the international governance of biodiversity, traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 2, Settler Colonial Biopolitics and Indigenous Lifeways, 2018, pp. 1-10
Description
Introduces this issue of the journal; stresses the issue’s focus on settler colonial discourses which racialize, regulate and dismiss Indigenous cultures, ontologies, social/spiritual practices, and bodies. Notes the resulting effect of dispossession and depoliticization of Indigenous peoples.
Maori Women Confront Discrimination: Using International Human Rights Law to Challenge Discriminatory Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerensa Johnston
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2005, pp. 19-70
Description
Discusses the Women's Convention and the Optional Protocol procedure, in order to examine the extent to which international human rights law may play a role in eliminating discrimination against Māori women in New Zealand.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 50-53
Description
Looks at historical and contemporary conflicts between the government, the Maoists rebels and the youth movement.
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Links to historical information, maps, newspaper articles, photographs and video clips documenting Aboriginal title and rights in British Columbia. Includes documents relating to the McKenna McBride Royal Commission (1913-1916).
Arizonia Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 22, no. 53, 2005, pp. 53-64
Description
Discussion on the protection and respect of the rights of Indigenous peoples for the Inter-Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Reports on the African region, Asia, the Arctic, Central and South America, Caribbean region, North America, Pacific region, and the Russian Federation.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Shifting Cultivation, 2005, pp. 30-37
Description
Discusses transformation of livelihood systems, disruption of communities and survival of cultural heritage and identity.
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University of British Columbia Law Review, vol. 38, no. 2, 2005, pp. 285-314
Description
Discusses the late Justice Ken Lysyk's scholarship in Aboriginal law and the development of governance in the context of jurisprudence related to Aboriginal rights.
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Description
Summarizes some of the issues impacting the well-being of First Nations children living on reserve including jurisdictional disputes, inequitable funding, lack of respect for Indigenous laws and ways and using the Indian Act to clarify the rights of children and their families. Concludes with recommendations.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous People and Education, 2005, pp. 16-20
Description
Looks at the implementation of an Indigenous education program that reflects the needs of the community by focusing on four areas: life and environment, history, languages and mathematics.
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