Report on the Audit of the North Peace Tribal Council Policing Agreement
Alternate Title
[Project no.] 310-2110-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of the Solicitor General of Canada
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
Description
Objectives were to ensure claimed expenditures that have been incurred are in accordance with the Agreement and other guidelines.
Report on the Mediation of the Thunderchild First Nation 1908 Surrender Claim
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the surrender of land by the Band in 1908 and the unsuitable replacement / relocation lands, IR 115B. ICC assisted the parties in reaching a settlement agreement. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Report on the Prevention of Miscarriages of Justice: FPT Heads of Prosecutions Committee Working Group
Alternate Title
FPT Heads of Prosecutions Committee Report of the Working Group on the Prevention of Miscarriages of Justice
E-Books
Author/Creator
D. A. Bellemare
Rob Finlayson
Description
Report has recommendations for the creation of a separate community controlled justice system for Aboriginal peoples. Report also includes information on the Donald Marshall, Jr., prosecution.
"Researching Together Differently ": Bridging the Research Paradigm Gap
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Augie Fleras
Native Studies Review, vol. 15, no. 2, 2004, pp. 117-129
Description
Stresses Indigenous research in regard to ownership of cultural artifacts within the Treaty relationship.
Respecting Postcolonial Standards of Indigenous Knowledge: Toward "A Shared and Sustainable Future"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 59-67
Description
Looks at a paper presented at the,Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and asserts that the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) is central to decolonizing theory and practice in education and economic development.
Restorative Justice: A Position Paper of the Probation Officers Association of Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Probation Officers Association of Ontario
Description
Includes a general overview of restorative justice principles and processes, and discusses the complexity of balancing enforcement, victim issues and rehabilitation.
Restorative Justice in the Context of Domestic Violence: A Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alan Edwards
Susan Sharpe
Description
Lists sources dealing with causes and effects of domestic violence, studies which have measured the effectiveness of restorative justice, key concerns, and discussion on the efficacy of restorative justice in cases of violence against and abuse of female intimate partners.
Returning to Beauty: Efforts at Overcoming Physical and Cultural Genocide Amongst Indigenous People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Policy Network, vol. 15, no. 1, Spring, 2004, p. [?]
Description
Discusses a new teaching technique that is culturally appropriate for the treatment of trauma.
Access article through table of contents.
Review of: Aboriginal People and Other Canadians Shaping New Relationships. Edited by Martin Thornton, Roy Todd, and David N. Collins.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, Spring, 2004, p. 158
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal People and Other Canadians edited by Martin Thornton, Roy Todd, and David N. Collins.
Review of Nunavut Community Justice Program: Final Report
Alternate Title
[Research Report (Department of Justice Canada)] ; rr05-7e
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Clark Consulting
Description
Report identifies weaknesses in the program and makes recommendations for improvements.
A Review of Peter Cole 's "Trick(ster)s of Aboriginal Research"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rober Lovelace
Native Studies Review, vol. 15, no. 2, 2004, pp. 31-36
Description
Story-telling review of the poem Tricksters of Aboriginal Research: Or How to Use Ethical Review Strategies to Perpetuate Cultural Genocide.
Rhetorical Exclusion in the Trial of Leonard Peltier
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Meister
Ann Burnett
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recover of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 719-742
Description
Discusses the federal case against Leonard Peltier for the murder of Jack Coler and Ronald Williams on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975.
The Riel Insurrection in Canada. Half-breed Insurgents on Picket Duty
Archival » Archival Items
Frank Leslie's Illuatrated Newspaper
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Images include:The Riel Insurrection in Canada. Half-breed Insurgents on Picket Duty and Mounted Police.
Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 11, 1885 [Page] 125.
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Rights in the Courts, on the Water, and in the Woods: The Aftermath of R. v. Marshall in New Brunswick
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret E. McCallum
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 38, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 204-218
Description
Discusses findings and implications arising from Supreme Court of Canada decision regarding fishing for and selling eels by Donald Marshall, who Treaty argued it was a Treaty right.
The Rise of Indigenous Peoples Civil Society in Africa 1994-2004
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nigel Crawhall
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, The UN Decade: Expectations and Realities, 2004, pp. 40-46
Description
Looks at the past decade in the United Nations and how getting Indigenous leaders to the UN and other forums has changed lives in Africa.
To access this article, scroll down to page 40.
Risky Stories: Speaking and Writing in Colonial Spaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynne Davis
Native Studies Review, vol. 15, no. 1, 2004, pp. 1-20
Description
Debates who can tell Indigenous stories and explores power relations in research using case studies.
Robert Goodvoice 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
Robert Goodvoice tells a story of the Sioux Indians' first contact with Europeans and prophecies regarding the Europeans. He gives accounts of the 1851 Treaty made at Fort Laramie between the Sioux and the American Government and of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre. He also tells of the establishment of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan, and its chiefs.
Robert Goodvoice 3
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
He gives an account of the Sioux participation in the War of 1812 on the side of the British, and the Sioux interpretation of the reward promised them by the British Crown; tells the history and whereabouts of the King George III medals given to the Sioux for their loyalty to the British Crown during the War of 1812; tells the story of two Sioux chiefs who were kidnapped in Manitoba and returned to the United States, presumably for their part in the 1862 Sioux uprising (Minnesota Massacre); tells of the dispersal of the Sioux in their flight from the U.S.
Robert Goodvoice 5
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
He tells stories of treachery by Americans against the Sioux who had fled to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan after the 1862 Minnesota Massacre, including distribution of disease-infested clothing and food. NOTE: Attempt to verify with R.C.M.P. records. He also sings and explains a very old Dakota song sung by children when rabbit-hunting.
Robert Goodvoice 7
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
He tells a story of a woman who was taken prisoner and carried off to live in an enemy camp; her treachery against her brothers and husband when they came to rescue her; how she was killed by her own mother because of her treachery; her mother's atonement after the killing.
Rose Irons Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rose Irons
Fay Tilden
Indian History Film Project
Description
A rambling conversation that deals with her various neighbors.
Roundtable on Environmental Management and the On-Reserve ‘Regulatory Gap’: Summary of the 3rd IOG Aboriginal Governance Roundtable, Ottawa, November 17, 2004
Alternate Title
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series, 2004-05
IOG Roundtable Series
Notes on the 3rd TANAGA Roundtable: Environmental Management On-Reserve
Towards a News Aboriginal Governance Agenda - TANAGA
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Moffat
David Nahwegahbow
Institute on Governance
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series
Description
Summarizes two presentations: one on the project "The Environmental Management Gap on Reserves: Overview and Assessment Options"; the other on how issues can be dealt with in the context of self-government.
Russell Taylor Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Russell Taylor
Fay Tilden
Indian History Film Project
Description
The entire document deals with trapping.
SAGE: Submission to Inquiry into Aboriginal Customary Law in NT
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sex Discrimination Commission of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Description
Looks at Aboriginal women's human rights, women and customary law, and experiences with mainstream law.
"Salmon for Peanut Butter": Equality, Reconciliation and the Rejection of Commercial Aboriginal Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andre Goldenberg
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 61-110
Description
Presentation of the judicial history of Aboriginal commercial rights in Canada.
The Sami People's Right to Land in Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hans Petter Graver
Geir Ulfstein
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, vol. 11, no. 3, 2004, pp. 337-377
Description
Author's opinion on the Finnmark Act requested by the Norwegian Parliament.
Sandra Lovelace v. Canada [1977-1981]: (The Right to Enjoy First Nation (Indian) Culture Under Art.27 of the International Civll and Political Covenant)
Alternate Title
Sandra Lovelace v. Canada [1977-1981]: (The Right to Enjoy First Nation (Indian) Culture Under Art.27 of the International Civil and Political Covenant)
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Web page provides links to 18 original documents regarding case which addresses gender discrimination in the Indian Act.
Sandy Jacobs Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Sandy Jacobs
Fay Tilden
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses problems of non-status Indians and Sandy Jacobs' life as a trapper.
Saskatchewan Herald
Documents & Presentations
Description
Photocopied partial pages of the Saskatchewan Herald, dated 15 June 1885, 25 September 1885, 19 October 1885, and 21 October 1885, with stories relating to the Northwest Resistance.
"Scene of Fight" [Battle of Duck Lake]
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of the Duck Lake battleground, taken sometime after the fight itself. The house near where many of the Prince Albert Volunteers fell in action is clearly visible in the distance. The battleground itself is located near what is today highway # 212.
Section 9: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and the Justice System
Alternate Title
[Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rae Mitten
p. 44
Description
Published as part of the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform. Identifies gaps in research on the implications of FAS for the justice system.
Securing Land Tenure Rights for Cambodia's Indigenous Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeremy Ironside
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Land Rights: A Key Issue, 2004, pp. 14-19
Description
Outlines the implementation of communal title in three pilot villages in the north-East of Cambodia.
To access this article, scroll to page 14
Security Challenges and Legal Capacity of Greenland and Nunavut Jurisdictions
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natalia Loukacheva
Description
Comments on the role of law in measures that secure the legal scope of governance in the Arctic to deal with security challenges.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Seeking an Agreement That Would Benefit Future Generations: Collected Wisdom
Alternate Title
Nisga'a Final Agreement 2003-2004 Annual Report
E-Books
Seeking Justice For Canada's 500 Missing Native Women
Alternate Title
Seeking Justice for Canada's Five Hundred Missing Native Women
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deidre d'Entremont
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, The International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People, Fall, 2004
Description
Comments on Robert Pickton's trial, missing aboriginal women and violence against aboriginal women.
Selected Annotated Bibliography: Aboriginal Justice and Corrections Research
Alternate Title
Research Brief (Correctional Service of Canada) ; 2004 No. B-30
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shelley Trevethan
Nancy Steele
Lil Krstic
Description
Sources include: government publications, journal articles, documents produced by organizations, and books.
Sentencing Aboriginal Offenders: Progressive Reforms or Maintaining the Status Quo?
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Welsh
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2004.
Sentry Box in Prince Albert during Rebellion (some question as to info)
Images » Photographs
Description
The individual in the photograph is on guard duty at a sentry post at Prince Albert, NWT, 1885. A few possibilities exist for what this photograph represents. It appears to be a Northwest Mounted Police man (note the pith helmet), or less likely, a member of the Prince Albert Volunteers, or the Prince Albert Home Guard taken during the "siege" of Prince Albert.
Setting the Table For Food Security: Policy Impacts in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Myers
Gerard Duhaime
Stephanie Powell
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 425-445
Description
Reviews the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and adequacy of food security including law and policy, which impede food production and acquisition, and provides recommendations for achieving food security.
Six Recruits Enlist: Condemning RCMP Plan, Federation Gets Review
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 2, February 1977, p. 6
Description
Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSI) included in Joint Committee to evaluate RCMP special constable program for Aboriginals.
Slave "Revolt" in the Cherokee Nation, 1842
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel F. Littlefield
Lonnie E. Underhill
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 2, Summer, 1977, pp. 121-131
Description
The authors discusses the Cherokee's attitudes toward slaves and "free Blacks", the laws they created to regulate them, and the possible motivations of the runaway slaves.
Social Indicators for Aboriginal Governance: Insights from the
Thamarrurr Region, Northern Territory
Alternate Title
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 37
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Taylor
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
Solemn Promises: Treaty Rights in the Shadow of Sparrow
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephen M. McGilligan
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2004.
Sovereignty, Liberty, and the Legal Order of the "Freemen" (Otipahemsu'uk): Towards a Constitutional Theory of Métis Self-Government
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Albert Peeling
Paul L. A. H. Chartrand
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 67, no. 1, 2004, pp. 339-357
Description
Exploring the origins of Métis rights of self-government in the context of s. 35, Constitution Act, 1982.
Sovereignty's Promise: The State as Fiduciary
Theses
Author/Creator
Evan Thane Fox-Decent
Description
Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2004.
Sovereignty: The Rhetoric v. The Reality
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Boyer
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 1, Sovereignty in Indian Country, Fall, 2004, pp. 10-13
Description
Brief discussion of how the meaning and expression of sovereignty has evolved in the United States.
Speaking of Abuse: Violence Against Aboriginal Women in Relationships
Alternate Title
Information about a Woman's Rights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legal Services Society
BC
Description
Publication provides information on various options open to women who are subject to abuse in British Columbia.
Stalking in Indian Country: Enhancing Tribal Sovereignty Through Culturally Appropriate Remedies
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne Mary Marjorie Luna-Gordinier
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)---University of Arizona, 2004.
Standing Bear is a Person
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 34, no. 6, November-December 2004, p. 37
Description
Book review of: Standing Bear is a Person by Stephen Dando-Collins.