Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 10-18
Description
Analyzes historic origins of violence and examines economic, political and social effects on the living conditions of young people.
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Social Semiotics, vol. 15, no. 1, Charged Crossings: Cultural Studies of Law, April 2005, pp. 59-80
Description
Discusses how past colonial laws have harmed Aboriginal peoples and offers alternative forms of justice to redress the effects of those policies and practices.
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Paper written for conference "Impact of the Haida and Taku River Decisions". Sponsored by the Pacific Business and Law Institute held January 26-27, 2005 in Vancouver. Summary of court decision and clarification of Aboriginal Rights.
Focuses on integrated resource management throughout comprehensive claim territories in the Arctic and Subarctic, with special attention on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 71-95
Description
Focuses on attitudes and justifications involved in practising involuntary birth control and sterilization on Native American women in the United States.
Creating a Healthy, Just, Prosperous and Safe Saskatchewan: A Response to the JRC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Province believes JRC contributed to understanding justice from First Nation and Métis perspectives, and factors contributing to the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the mainstream justice system. Province's action plan will address socioeconomic issues, crime reduction and victimization.
Discusses the human right and legal issues related to privacy, confidentiality, and the disclosure of health information for Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS.
Shows how processes and restrictions of government affected the inclusion/exclusion of certain information based on interviews of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who worked for the Commission.
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the unlawful surrender of 22,080 acres of reserve land. ICC concluded that Canada is responsible for the loss of use of the land since 1891, breach of Treaty and fiduciary duty, and recommends negotiation of settlement under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Curator: The Museum Journal , vol. 39, no. 2, 1996, pp. 108-122
Description
Discusses the tribe's past resistance to having spiritual ceremonies photographed and their current efforts to restrict access to sensitive material held in museum collections.
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care , vol. 32, no. 4, October-December 1996, pp. 23-[30?]
Description
Discusses aspects of undergraduate psychiatric nursing practicums done in correctional facilities and implications of the co-existence of concepts of "custody and caring" in such institutions.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20 , no. 2, 1996, pp. 59-105
Description
Discusses the lack of existing government documentation, regarding federal Indian law, that would provide the knowledge necessary for Native Americans to negotiate on an equal level.
Justice as Healing, vol. 1, no. 4, Winter, 1996, p. [?]
Description
Perspective on maintaining or regaining balance discussed in relation to individual as well the relationship between tradition and the administration of justice in Canada.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology, and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 57-72
Description
Looks at the development of a traditional knowledge program, background of the community and self-determination for schools.
Canadian Journal of Economics, vol. 29, Special Issue, April 1996, pp. 619-621
Description
Focuses on two approaches to Aboriginal property rights and governance rights; conclusions are similar in relation to property and diverge regarding governance.