Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Williams
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 53-75
Description
In this personal essay, the author explores issues rooted in the conflicting worldviews of Indigenous and settler society; she further compares the legal traditions rooted in these worldviews and explores concepts surrounding the rule of law and its failure versus unjust laws within the context of her own Jewish heritage and the legacy of Nazi Germany.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Story: A Historical Reflection of the Carcross/Tagish First Nations' Land Claims Process
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marilyn Jensen
Description
Story of the Tagish, Athapaskan and Inland Tlingit's struggle to regain their traditional life.
The Outcome of a Recommendation Pertaining to Federally Sentenced Aboriginal Women
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Natalia Welniak
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
Please Note: Must be viewed in Firefox browser.
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.
Pacific Pathways to the Prevention of Sexual Violence: Full Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Teuila Percival
Robert Robati-Mani
Elizabeth Powell
Pefi Kingi
Maiava Carmel Peteru … [et al.]
Description
Related material: Overview Report.
Palm Island: Through a Long Lens
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jonathan Richards
Aboriginal History, vol. 34, 2010, pp. 267-275
Description
Book review of: Palm Island by Joanna Watson.
Review located by scrolling to page 267.
Palm Island: Through a Long Lens
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Watson
[Parenting After Separation for Indigenous Families: Full Course Transcript]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Colin J. McMechan
Kristine Heaney
Elizabeth Araujo
Peter Sperling]
Description
Transcript of presentations for free online course (approx. 3 to 4 hours) designed to give general information on issues such as family law, going to court, access to children, and child support.
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
E-Books
Author/Creator
West Coast LEAF
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elba Bendo
Sharnelle JenkinsThompson
Isabelle Busby
Emily Beier
Description
Focuses on seven topics: eight principles of Indigenous child welfare, understanding the overrepresentation of children in care, legal context, root causes, discrepancies in delivery of services, current approaches and recommendations in the area of family violence, current approaches and recommendations in the area of substance use, and improving financial supports for families.
Peace, Order and Good Government: Indian Treaties and Canadian Nation Building
Alternate Title
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean-Pierre Morin
Description
Presented at the "First Nations, First Thoughts" Conference, May 5-6, 2005, Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Peyote Road: Religious Freedom and the Native American Church
Alternate Title
Civilization of the American Indian Series; v. 265
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Constantine Maroukis
Civilization of the American Indian Series
Philippines Cordillera Youth: Continuing the Legacy for the Defense of Ancestral Land and Self-Determination
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lilette Fatima R. Raquel
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 33-41
Description
Reports on safeguarding Cordillera heritage through youth activism.
To access this article, scroll down to page 33.
A Place Where It Feels Like Home: The Story of Tina Fontaine
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daphne Penrose
Description
Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth's report on the investigation into several service agencies' involvement with a troubled teen who was eventually found murdered.
Poilievre Helps Gang Members Understand Their Lives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leisha Grebinski
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 8, August 2010, p. 14
Description
Brief profile of Father Andre Poilievre, who runs the Str8 Up support group for criminals who are working towards a better life.
Article found by scrolling to page 14.
Police Launch Criminal Investigation into Actions of Emergency Department
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dan Lett
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 18, December 14, 2010, pp. E817-E818
Description
Comments on the investigation into the death of a homeless man as a result of being left untreated in a Winnipeg hospital emergency room.
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.
"Postcolonizing" Amnesia in the Discourse of Reconciliation: the Void in the Law's Response to the Stolen Generations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Trish Luker
The Australian Feminist Law Journal, vol. 22, 2005, pp. 67-88
Description
Investigates the usefulness of postcolonial theory in response to claims made by members of the Stolen Generations and the law's response to the silence of the white nation.
Practising Reconciliation?: The Politics of Reconciliation in the Australian Parliament, 1991–2000
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Pratt
Primer on Practice Shifts Required with Canada's Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. E. Turpel-Lafond
Description
The Act provides support for First Nations' authority over child and family services. Document discusses national legal principles, positive principles, standards and norms, restricting or constraining provisions, the interplay between elected Indian Act Band Councils and traditional governance structures, and the applicability of First Nations laws.
Progress or Regress: A Critical Examination of the Canadian Government's Shift to 'Autonomous' First Nations Child Welfare
Alternate Title
[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fiona MacDonald
Description
Explores practices and rights surrounding child welfare services and the re-regulation of First Nations agencies from state to privatized.
A Progress Report on Aboriginal Initiatives from the Government of Canada: 2009-2010
Documents & Presentations
Description
Overview of the actions taken by the Government of Canada with respect to Aboriginal issues of education, reconciliation, governance and self-government, economic development, empowering citizens and protecting the vulnerable, and resolution of land issues.
The Promise and Pitfalls of C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children, youth and families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naiomi Walqwan Metallic
Hadley Friendland
Sarah Morales
Description
Act asserts Indigenous peoples' jurisdiction over child and family services and establishes national standards. Paper examines issues related to national standards, jurisdiction, funding, accountability and data collection.
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
NISPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Firelight Research
Description
Study includes results of literature review, working group and key informant interviews, and an environmental scan of actions and interventions. Focus is on Inuit youth and report is organized around six topic areas: links between childhood adversity and suicide, and promising practices with respect to addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters, current supports within the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Protecting Educational Rights of the Aboriginal and Indigenous Child: Global Challenges and Efforts: An Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jyotsna Pattnaik
Childhood Education, vol. 81, no. 6, Education of the Aboriginal and Indigenous Child: Global Perspectives and Practices, 2005, pp. 314-318
Description
Introduction to special issue.
Protecting Indigenous Identity and Culture in the Modern Nation-State: A Case Study of the Sami in Norway
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Claire Lockerby
vol. 957
Description
Independent Study Project -- Duke University, 2010
Protocols for Using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Includes: overview of important concepts including rights to cultural heritage and Australian and international legal and policy protections; ten guiding principles and their accompanying protocols; numerous case studies; and project checklist and templates.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Proving the Applicability of the Theory of Regulation and the Economic Theory of Regulatory Constraint to American Indian Studies (AIS): A Case Study in Federal Indian Law and Policy
Theses
Author/Creator
Christina Weinzettle
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2010.
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
The Qikiqtani Truth Commission: Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Truth Commission
Description
Sources relevant to the Commission's research.
QTC Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Alternate Title
Qikiqtani Truth Commission Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Truth Commission
Description
Commission was established to create a record of how government policies between 1950 and 1975 affected the Inuit living in the Baffin region. Report based testimonies and interviews, and archival research. Includes recommendations.
A Qualitative Study on Stigma and Discrimination Experienced by Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV or Having TB at Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Secretariat of the International Indigenous HIV and AIDS Working Group
Quality of Life and Perceptions of Crime in Saskatoon,
Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Kitchen
Allison Williams
Social Indicators Research , vol. 95, no. 1, January 2010, pp. 33-61
Description
Looks at the relationship between crime and quality of life in Saskatoon, and discusses how perceptions of crime and safety affect the quality of life of residents living in different neighbourhoods.
Questions Need to be Answered, Says Family Member of Pickton's Last Victim
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stefania Seccia
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 7, October 2010, p. 8
Description
Reflects on the life and personality of Mona Wilson, a victim of serial killer Robert Pickton, and the naming of a corporation after Wilson's First Nation's name, Running Bear.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
R. v. T.D.P.: A Young Offender, His Sentencing Circle, and the YCJA
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charmaine Panko
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 68, no. 2, 2005, pp. 455-474
Description
Discusses a case where the accused young offender used a sentencing circle, and comments on the difference a restorative approach can make.
Racial Oppression in Sherman Alexie's Reservation Blues
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kedong Liu
Journal of Cambridge Studies, vol. 5, no. 2-3, March 2010, pp. 13-23
Description
Looks at the three stages of oppression: military genocide, religious assimilation, and commercial exploitation.
Racism, Sexism, and Colonialism: The Impact on the Health of Aboriginal Women in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Hampton
Carrie Bourassa
Kim McKay-McNabb
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, Womens Health and Well-Being, Fall, 2005, pp. 23-29
Description
Argues that because Aboriginal women suffer from multiple oppressions there are even greater impacts on their health than that of Aboriginal men.
Re-establishing Their Lives: Issues Relating to Affordable Housing for Women and Their Children Escaping Violent Relationships in Northern Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Colin Bonnycastle
Judith Hughes
Marleny Bonnycastle
Kendra Nixon
Allison Groening
Reclaiming Culture: Indigenous People and Self-Representation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joy Hendry
Reclaiming Power and Place: Executive Summary of the Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
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
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1b
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place Volume 2: A Supplementary Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Kepek--Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Recognition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Barker
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3-4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 133-161
Description
Looks at anit-Native sovereignty movements calling for the repeal of treaty and federal Indian laws.
Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
Reconciling Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Perspectives Through Modern Treaty Negotiations
Alternate Title
First nations, First thoughts Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael R. Hudson
Description
Examines legal framework used by the courts to advance relations between the Crown and Aboriginals.