E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Shubreet Jessel
Description
"This essay will explore the historic roots that have influenced the growing violence against MMIW, the contemporary social movements that have take place, and today's political influences on the issue".
Chapter One article from Empowering Emerging Voices in Undergraduate Research. Conference Proceedings edited by Jessica Riddell, Tabitha Hartropp, Rosemin Nathoo, Antoine Airoldi, Delphine Belhumeur ... [et al.]
Entire book on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 37.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Alternate Title
JustFacts ; July, 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Research and Statistics Division
Department of Justice Canada
Description
Brief document gives some statistics.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: The Importance of Collaborative Research in Addressing a Complex National Crisis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marsha Axford
Victims of Crime Research Digest, no. 10, 2017, pp. 23-28
Description
Discusses the collaboration between Statistics Canada's Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) and the Department of Justice Canada's Research and Statistics Division (RSD) on a special analysis of Homicide Survey data with the goal to further examine specific aspects of "casual acquaintance" murders.
Scroll to p. 23.
Missiological Implications for Taylor Seminary Arising From Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Recommendations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allan Effa
Missiology, vol. 45, no. 4, 2017, pp. 407-413
Description
Case study of a seminary in Edmonton, Alberta which is exploring changes to the curriculum as a response to the Commission's call to action.
Mitchell v. M.N.R., [2001] 1 S.C.R. 911, 2001 SCC 33
Alternate Title
Minister of National Revenue Appellant v. Grand Chief Michael Mitchell also known as Kanentakeron Respondent [...]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Judgment involving the Mohawks of Akwesasne's right to bring goods across the St. Lawrence River for trading purposes without paying customs duty.
Miýo-pimatisiwin Developing Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Theory (ICRT): Improving Indigenous Health and Well-Being
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
JoLee Sasakamoose
Terrina Bellegarde
Wilson Sutherland
Shauneen Pete
Kim McKay-McNabb
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 2, 2017, pp. 1-16
Description
Examines using the Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Theory as a decolonizing way to research health, education, governance and policies.
Molecular Death and Redface Reincarnation: Indigenous Appropriations in the US and Canada
Alternate Title
Daniels v Canada, Beyond Jurisprudential Interpretations: What to Do When the Horse as Left the Barn
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kim TallBear
Chris Andersen
Description
Speakers discuss the issue of who and what defines Indigenous identity, settler-state's practice of imposing their definitions, the phenomenon of "playing Indian", and broader social interpretations of court decisions such as Daniels.
Duration: 1:59:35. Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
"Mother First, Student Second": Challenging Adversity and Balancing Identity in the Pursuit of University-Level Education as First Nations Mothers in Northeastern Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Robyn Rowe
Description
Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2017.
The Murder of Melaityappa and How Judge Mann Succeeded in Making ‘the administration of justice palatable’ to South Australian Colonists in 1849
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Skye Krichauf
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, no. 1, December 2017, pp. 23-45
Description
Uses the prosecution of Henry Valette Jones and Henry Thomas Morris for the murder of an Aboriginal man to illustrate the shortcomings of the colonial legal system in Australian when it came to prosecuting settlers for violence towards Indigenous peoples.
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in Canada and Governmental Response
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kiera E. Royle
Description
Contends that despite an inquiry now in process, governmental response is low to this serious problem facing the Canadian population.
My Life, So Far
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Mark
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 20, no. 4, Young Women: Feminists, Activists, Grrrls, Winter/Spring, 2001, pp. 109-112
Description
Young woman talks about overcoming her struggles, completing a criminology diploma, and working with sexually exploited Aboriginal children and youth.
Narrative Robustness, Post-Apology Conduct, and Canada's 1998 and 2008 Residential Schools Apologies
Alternate Title
Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Matt James
Description
Looks at why the more extensive apology was not followed by actions that would indicate substantive engagement with Aboriginal issues.
Chapter 45 from The Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945 edited by Berber Bevernage and Nico Wouters.
National Action Plan on Aboriginal Corrections (Status Report on Current and Planned List of Aboriginal Initiatives in CSC)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Issues Branch
Correctional Service Canada
Description
Discusses strategies undertaken to safely and successfully reintegrate offenders in a timely manner.
The National Inquiry Into the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls of Canada: A Probe in Peril
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jenna Walsh
Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 30, July-Sept 2017, pp. 6-10
Description
"This article will provide an overview of the context surrounding the national crisis, as well as outline the bottom-up initiatives which have provoked a political response".
'Nations with Whom We are Connected': Indigenous Peoples and Canada's Political System
Alternate Title
Challenging Politics: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections
IWGIA Document ; no. 104
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
Comments of major historical documents and decisions affecting Indigenous-white relations, post-war Indigenous policy, and the creation of Nunavut.
Chapter from Challenging Politics: Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Political Parties and Elections edited by Kathrin Wessendorf.
Native American Fashion: Inspiration, Appropriation, and Cultural Identity
Alternate Title
"Navajo" Underwear and Headdresses on the Runway: A Look at the Last Five Years of Cultural Appropriation in Fashion
Ball Gowns, Moccasins and Black Beaver Hats: York Factory and Red River as Sites of Fashion Innovation
Clothes along the Mohawk: Fashion Exchange and Appropriation among Peoples of Early New York
Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation? A Modern-Day Critique
Everything's Better with a War Bonnet on It!
Fluidity of Referents: Maya Appropriations and Adornments
Non-Native as Native Americans: "I'm an Indian Too"
Style on Trial: Cultural (Mis)Appropriation and Fashion Law
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anna Blume
Timothy Shannon
Sherry Farrell Racette
Daniel James Cole
Adrienne Keene … [et al.]
Description
Videos from a day-long symposium which explored past and present fashions, issues surrounding appropriation, and examples of collaborations between Indigenous designers and fashion brands.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Native American Mystery, Crime and Detective Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Stoecklein
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2017.
Looks at novels by Linda Hogan, Tom Holm, Frances Washburn, Louise Erdrich, Louis Owens, and Tony Hillerman, and films by Chris Eyre.
Native American Representations: First Encounters, Distorted Images, and Literary Appropriations
E-Books
Native Americans and the Law: Native Americans Under Current United States Law
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lindsay G. Robertson
Description
Looks at how the powers of tribal governments have been diminished over time by acts of the United States federal government.
Native Americans, Anthropologists, and NAGPRA: A Continuing Controversy
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine C. Baker
Description
Arts Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montana, 2001.
Native Americans & Westward Expansion: Cultures and Conflicts: Reader
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge History and Geography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Core Knowledge Foundation
Description
Related material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources.
Native Gaming and Gambling in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kiedrowski & Associates
Description
Includes literature review and analysis of the regimes in each of the provinces and territories.
Native 'Land Claims', Russian Style
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gail Fondahl
Olga Lazebnik
Greg Poelzer
Vasily Robbek
Canadian Geographer, vol. 45, no. 4, Winter, 2001, pp. 545-561
Description
Surveys the legislative basis used to create Indigenous 'communes' and specifying territories.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Title and Aboriginal Heritage Issues Affecting Oil And Gas Exploration And Production
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Hunt
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 8, no. 3, September 2001
Description
Examines the key provisions of the Native Title Act 1993 and how to cope with the "right to negotiate" provision of the act and when the provision doesn't apply.
Negotiated Inferiority: The Royal Commission on Aboriginal People's Vision of a Renewed Relationship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiera L. Ladner
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 241-264
Description
Examines Commission's vision for strengthening self-governance.
Negotiating American Indian Inclusion: Sovereignty, Same-Sex Marriage, and Sexual Minorities in Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Lambert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-21
Description
Discusses debates and tribal lawmaking around the issue in the United States with focus on ten-year period prior to the 2015 Supreme Court decision.
Negotiating an Identity: Métis Political Organizations, the Canadian Government, and Competing Concepts of Aboriginality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Sawchuk
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 73-92
Description
Describes how the contemporary Métis of Canada endeavoured to have their collective identity recognized by the government Canada and its legal system.
“Neoliberal Apartheid”: Challenges for Decolonization from South Africa to Palestine (An Interview with Andy Clarno)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chandni Desai
Andy Clarno
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 96-98
Description
Author of Neoliberal Apartheid discusses commonalities between two states, including the patterns of extreme inequality, racialized poverty and advanced securitization which are symptomatic neoliberal regimes.
Network Patient Health Survey: Aboriginal People's Health Report 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network
Description
Surveyed prison population in New South Wales, Australia.
New Treaty New Tradition: Reconciling New Zealand and Maori Law; Fragile Settlements: Aboriginal Peoples, Law, and Resistance in South-West Australia and Prairie Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Neil Valance
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 156-158
Description
Book review of New Treaty New Tradition by Carwyn Jones and Fragile Settlements by Amanda Nettelbeck, Russell Smandych, Louis A. Knafla, and Robert Foster.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 156.
Ngapartji Ngapartji: Finding Ethical Approaches to Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, Australian Perspectives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gina Louise Hawkes
David Pollock
Barry Judd
Peter Phipps
Elinor Assoulin
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 17-41
Description
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
Night Sky, Morning Star. Evelina Zuni Lucero.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Annette Van Dyke
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2001, pp. 103-105
Description
Book review of: Night Sky, Morning Star by Evelina Zuni Lucero.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The Nisga'a Final Agreement
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
p. 33
Description
Outlines the historical background to the Final Agreement, selected provisions, issues of concern and judicial proceedings related to the Final Agreement.
Nisga'a Lisims Government
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nisga'a Lisims Government
Description
Provides many links including: Treaty, legislation policies, culture and communities, government services and Nisga'a history.
[No Place for Violence: Canadian Aboriginal Alternatives]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lynne Davis
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 2, 2001, pp. 155-157
Description
Book review of: No Place for Violence edited by Jocelyn Proulx and Sharon Perrault.
North American Border Challenges: Terrorists/Drugs/Trade & American Indians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laurence Armand French
Magdaleno Manzanarez
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Paper given at the Association of Border Studies - 1st World Conference, Joensuu, Finland, June 9 - 13, 2014. Reports on laws that have restricted cross-border movement.
The Northern Ojibwe and Their Family Law
Alternate Title
The Northern Anishinabe and Their Family Law
The Northern Ojibwa and Their Family Law
Theses
Author/Creator
Donald Joseph Auger
Description
Law Thesis (D.Jur.)--York University, 2001.
Northern Pipelines: Again
Alternate Title
The Maddison Chair in Northern Justice at Yukon College Lecture ; October 17 2001
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Berger
The Northern Review, no. 23, Special Issue: [Northern Communities and the State], Summer, 2001, pp. 199-205
Description
Author of pipeline inquiry gives overview of his work on the past proposal and comments on the current concerns of a new proposal.
Notes for a speech delivered by Michael DeGagné, Executive Director, The Aboriginal Healing Foundation: Moving Forward: Reparations for the Stolen Generations Conference: August 15 and 16, 2001, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Documents & Presentations
Description
Transcript of speech centered on the history residential schools in Canada as well as the history and work of the Foundation.
Nunavut & The Right of Self-Determination
Theses
Author/Creator
Henrik Åkerlund
Description
Examines the international legal doctrine of self-determination and its application to the situation of indigenous peoples.
International Law Thesis --University of Lund, 2001.
NWAC Report Card: September 2016-December 2016
Alternate Title
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: NWAC Report Card
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Update and assessment of the progress made by the National Inquiry Commission to the families of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and to the public.
Of Kitsch and Kachinas: A Critical Analysis of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William J. Hapiuk
Stanford Law Review, vol. 53, no. 4, April 2001, pp. 1009-1075
Description
Contends that the criminal and civil provisions of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 have proved ineffective against the manufacturers, importers, and sellers of imitation Native American arts and crafts.
Officers of Governor-General's Body Guard at Humboldt during North-West Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of officers of Governor-General Landsdowne's Body Guard in Humboldt. L to R: Major Dunn, Lt. Col. G.T. Denison, Capt. Denison, Lt. Merritt, Quartermaster Chas. Mair, Lt. Fleming, Surgeon Baldwin.
On Saami Claims to Land and Water
Alternate Title
On Sami Claims to Land and Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andreas Føllesdal
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, vol. 8, no. 2/3, Special Issue on Sami Rights in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden, 2001, pp. 103-106
Description
Looks at the importance of handling claims politically, the challenges of developing appropriate legislation, historical injustices, and the impact of partial self-governance.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation