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.
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-120]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bjorn Rutten
Description
Examines security challenges of Arctic including consequences of climate change, natural and man-made disasters, sovereignty-related issues, and sustainability and resiliency of communities.
Looks at the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families and its effects and discusses the shifts in child welfare policy, and amendment to adoption laws.
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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Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Looks at key law and justice issues: funding services in rural areas; national women's legal program; and women's law and justice policy development and funding issues.
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.
National Journal of Constitutional Law, vol. 26, no. 2, March 2010, pp. 121-229
Description
Concludes that Canada's position is out of sync with constitutional and international obligations and is undermining international human rights system.
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.
Suomen Antropologi, vol. 35, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 5-25
Description
Examines history of international Indigenous movement and the use of Indigenous identity as a valued significant status with a focus on the Sami peoples.
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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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Forum on Indigenous Child and Youth Rights, Vancouver, Canada, March 2-5, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Submission presents evidence of failure to provide equitable and culturally based welfare and education on reserves, and outlines the complaint currently before the Tribunal and the government's response, which is aimed at preserving the status quo.