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Author/Creator
Nancy Hannum
Description
Goals were to identify names of victims, identify government agencies that collect and report information, and determine what is and is not reported.
Aboriginal Notions of Justice: Questioning Relationships of Force
Alternate Title
Tough on Kids: Rethinking Approaches to Youth Justice
Articles » General
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.
Aboriginal Organized Crime in Canada: Developing a Typology for Understanding and Strategizing Responses
E-Books
Author/Creator
E. J. Dickson-Gilmore
Chris Whitehead
Addressing the Suppressed Epidemic: Violence against Indigenous Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda R. Young
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, 2019, p. Article 3
Description
Author conducts a literature review examining resources and writings surrounding the issue of violence towards Indigenous women and the suppression of the issue; argues that media representation plays a large role, and issues a call to action from the general public to help solve the problem.
Arctic Crime and Punishment: The Killing of a White Man Brought Canadian Law -- and Disease -- to the Inuit
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Bethune
Maclean's, vol. 116, no. 3, January 20, 2003, p. 46
Description
Trapper who threatened an Inuit community was shot, which resulted in the first criminal trial in the eastern Arctic and ultimately, a tuberculosis epidemic.
“Blazing a Saga that Saved a Nation”: The Making of The Canadians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brock Silversides
Saskatchewan History, vol. 55, no. 2, Fall, 2003, pp. 5-26
Description
Describes the filming and production of the 20th Century Fox film The Canadians, and American-style western about the Cypress Hills Massacre and the deployment of the NWMP. Notes several conflicts that occurred during production and at the premiers, as well a number of stereotypes and misrepresentations in the script itself.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 5.
Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald Stanley and Colten Boushie Case
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kent Roach
no. 3
Choices and Consequences: Offenders as a Resource for Crime Prevention
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; APC 22 CA (2002)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Corrections Policy Unit
Solicitor General of Canada
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
Community Policing is the Way to Go
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, November 24, 2003, p. B1
Description
Argues against a zero tolerance crime policy and instead supports neighbourhood law enforcement.
Confronting Cannabis: Legalization on Native Nation Lands and the Impacts of Differential Federal Enforcement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Lewis
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 4, Fall, 2019, pp. 408-438
Description
Author examines the laws and enforcement practices of the United States in relation to Indigenous nations that choose to legalize medical, recreational, or agricultural cannabis. Article also considers the economic consequences of the legislation and its enforcement.
Cultural Amnesia and Legal Rhetoric: Remembering the 1862 United States-Dakota War and the Need for Military Commissions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marouf Hasian
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 91-117
Description
Examines the controversy of the 1862 Dakota Conflict in Minnesota, followed by the execution of 38 Sioux men, and questions whether military tribunals can balance civil liberties and state necessities.
Empty Hills: Aboriginal Land Usage and the Cypress Hills Problem
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Pierre Morin
Saskatchewan History, vol. 55, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 5-20
Description
Examines the Indigenous use of land in the Cypress Hills, the decline of the bison (buffalo) herds and the resulting migrations and conflicts, the process of making Treaty 4 and the subsequent imposition and enforcement of Canadian law on Indigenous communities.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 5.
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Progress of Implementing the Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
[From Davis Inlet to Natuashish: New Homes, Same Old Problems]
Alternate Title
The Current ; October 7, 2003
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Anna Maria Tremonti
Simeon Jacobish
Description
Interview with Chief regarding youth vandalizing the town.
Duration: 7:54.
From Gaming to Justice? A Note on the Effect of American Indian Casinos on Tribal Judicial Systems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Randall Akee
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 32-42
Description
Uses data from the 2002 Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in American Indian and Alaska Native Jurisdiction to discuss the complicated issues of using on-reserve gaming revenues to fund tribal judicial systems; notes that while funding might be increased by gaming, so might be the need for tribal judicial resources.
Gwich'in and Inuvialuit Self-Government Agreement-in-Principle For the Beaufort-Delta Region: Which is an Agreement-in-Principle Among the Gwich'in, as Represented by the Gwich'in Tribal Council and The Inuvialuit, as Represented by the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Description
Agreement-in-Principle for the Beaufort-Delta region.
An "Indyan Called Nangenutch or Will": Indian Identity and Identification in a 1668 Long Island Rape Trial
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason R. Sellers
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 1-31
Description
Author uses the rape trial of Nangenutch as a case study to discuss the upheaval created by colonialism, and the imposition of foreign economies, cultures, and laws on Indigenous peoples.
Instruments of Incorporation: Rangers, Mounties, and the North American Frontier, 1875-1910
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew R. Graybill
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton University, 2003.
An Investigation into the Policies of Assimilation and Self-Determination Resulting in the Epidemic of Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada and the United States
Theses
Author/Creator
Caroline Rubash
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2019.
Joining the Circle: Identifying Key Ingredients for Effective Police Collaboration within Indigenous Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chad Nilson
Barb Mantello
Description
Looks at essential components, techniques, challenges and opportunities to reduce violence against Indigenous women and girls. Includes literature review, examination of multi-sector collaborative solutions, and results of interviews with community members, subject experts, and participants in collaborative human service models.
Learning from Lost Lives: Examining the Calls for Justice for Police from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurence Rankin
Jennie Gill
Description
Vancouver Police Department's response outlines present and future initiatives. Discusses recruitment practices, strengthening community relations, culturally appropriate and gender-neutral policy, practices and procedures, increased training in cultural competence and trauma informed responses, review of investigative practices and future directions.
Legal Service Provision in Northern Canada: Summary of Research in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon
Alternate Title
Legal Aid Research Series ; rr03LARS15e
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauline de Jong
Legal Aid Research Series
Description
Report summarizes three studies carried out between March and August 2002 which examined ten issues pertaining to legal service.
Life Satisfaction, Victimization, and Discrimination among Off-Reserve Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Douglas Spafford
Description
Economics[?] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Dalhousie University, 2019.
The Looking Ahead Project: A Lesson in Community Engagement and Positive Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul E. Pedersen
Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being, vol. 4, no. 3, 2019, pp. 58-62
Description
Describes partnership involving Greater Sudbury Police Service and the N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre to create a project with the goal of reducing violence against Indigenous women and girls. Project is titled Looking Ahead to Build the Spirit of Our Women--Learning to Live Free From Violence.
Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report
Alternate Title
Washington State Patrol Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monica Alexander
Description
Reports on results of community engagement sessions held to determine the scope of the problem, identify barriers, and create partnerships to increase reporting investigation. These sessions were to include tribal and local law enforcement, federally recognized tribes, and urban Indian organizations.
Efficacy of report was challenged in the document MMIWG: We Demand More: A Corrected Research Study of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in Washington State.
Muskoday Reserve Pow Wow. - August 9, 2003. - Slides.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Description
Image of 'No Alcohol' sign at Pow Wow, and an image showing Aboriginal war veterans, a RCMP officer and other Aboriginal persons marching.
Myths of Diversity: Canadian Environmentalists Don't Want to Talk About Racism--But too Often that Means the Uncritical Acceptance of Popular Diversity Myths
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andil Gosine
Alternatives Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, Winter, 2003, pp. 12-[?]
Description
Examines how racism influences environmental policy in relation to housing, employment and law enforcement.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Alternate Title
[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 documentary examining the impact on Indigenous-white relations from the trail and acquittal of Gerald Stanley's regarding the fatal shooing of Cree man Colton Boushie.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up [Classroom Version]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Tasha Hubbard
George Hupka
Jon Montes
Bonnie Thompson
Downstream Documentary Productions
Description
Documentary about treatment of the case of Colton Boushie, a young Cree man who was shot and killed by Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley who was subsequently acquitted of second-degree murder.
Related Material:
for Grades 7-12.
Nobody Will Win in Aftermath of Tisdale Case
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, September 12, 2003, p. A13
Description
Contends that the lenient ruling in a sexual assault case of a 12 year old girl is an example of the disparities in the justice system.
Overincarceration of Indigenous People: A Health Crisis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Davinder Singh
Sarah Prowse
Marcia Anderson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 18, May 06, 2019, pp. E487-E488
Description
Authors argue that incarceration is a social determinant of health and that it disproportionately affects Indigenous people because of disparities in rates of incarceration; cite statistical analysis that indicate the specific effects of incarceration and notes historic and contemporary calls to address the situation.
Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in the Canadian Criminal Justice System: Causes and Responses
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Clark
Description
Literature review includes topics of colonialism, socio-economic marginalization, culture clash, systemic discrimination in policing, courts and corrections, and initiatives such as Gladue courts and changes to sentencing policy. Identifies gaps in efforts to reduce overrepresentation and suggests ways to improve the situation.
Paying the Price: The Human Cost of Racial Profiling: Inquiry Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Description
Includes discussion of harmful effects, specific section on Aboriginal peoples and list of relevant major reports.
'The Police Appear to be a Useless Lot up There': Law and Order in the East Kimberley 1884-1905
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Owen
Aboriginal History, vol. 27, 2003, pp. [105]-130
Description
Looks at policing practices and the response by Aboriginal groups to these practices.
Police Stops and Searches of Indigenous People in Minneapolis: The Roles of Race, Place, and Gender
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marina M. Gorsuch
Deborah T. Rho
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 2019
Description
Study examines the ratios of Indigenous people and Indigenous woman that are stopped, searched, and arrested in Minneapolis within the study period.
Policing the Border: Politics and Place in the Work of Miguel Mendez, Marisela Norte, and Leslie Marmon Silko
Theses
Author/Creator
Demain Lee Pritchard
Description
Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2003.
Potential Use of Safer Injecting Facilities Among Injection Drug Users in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Kerr
Evan Wood
Dan Small
Anita Palepu
Mark W. Tyndall
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 169, no. 8, October 14, 2003, pp. 759-763
Description
Estimate of the potential use of safer injecting site by local illicit drug users and evaluates potential impact of newly established Health Canada restrictions and police activities.
The Practice of Law as Structured Action: The Role of Lawyers in the Criminalization of Violent Men and Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Gillian Balfour
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 2003.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1a
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Muree Martin
Harsha Walia
Description
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
Saskatoon: A Black Hole of Desperation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 5, August 2003, p. 5
Description
Highlights the changes the City of Saskatoon Police Chief, Russell Sabo, wants to initiate that will bring about more positive cross-cultural relations between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Settler City Limits: Indigenous Resrugence and Colonial Violence in the Urban Prairie West
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Dorries
Nick Estes
David Hugill
Julie Tomiak
Nicholas Brown …
Chris Andersen
Adam Gaudry ...
Zoe Todd
Short-Circuiting Justice in the Name of Terror
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suhas Chakma
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, 2003, pp. 6-9
Description
Chronicles how various governments around the world used the September 11, 2001 attacks to enact anti terror legislation that eroded basic human rights.
To access this article scroll down to page 6.
“So it’s not always the sappy story”: Women of Colour and
Indigenous Women in the Indoor Sectors of the Canadian Sex
Industry Speak Out
Theses
Author/Creator
Menaka Raguparan
Description
Legal Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2019.
Spirit of Law Ignored?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 6, September 2003, p. 11
Description
Discusses issues surrounding one Alberta band's efforts to control its membership numbers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
StatsUpdate: Police Officers, 2018
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data for number of police officers and the rate per 100,000 population in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.
Submission of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians to the Commission of Inquiry into the Death of Neil Stonechild
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Halyk Kennedy Koskie Knox
Description
Commission was created to examine circumstances that resulted in the teenager's death and the subsequent investigation of it by Saskatoon City Police and the RCMP.