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.
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.
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".
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.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: A New Beginning, Not the End, for Osteological Analysis--A Hopi Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kurt E. Dongoske
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 287-296
Description
Tribal Archaeologist in the Cultural Preservation Office of the Hopi Tribe, discusses how the Hopi are using the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s consultation mandate to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
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 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 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 Peoples, Europeans and the Land in Canada - Stewart Raby. - Bibliography. - 1973.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stewart Raby
Description
This bibliography includes materials relating primarily to Canadian Aboriginals in the area of ethnographic, historical and political geography. Specific subjects include ethnography and human ecology; early European contacts, settlers and the fur trade; conflict and control over native peoples; the British Indian Department and the Canadas; and contemporary Indian reserves. Also included are materials from the United States, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Greenland Inuit and Russian minorities.
Native Report Costly Waste of Time, Money
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, November 29, 1996, p. A5
Description
Comments on the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP), which was two years overdue and cost about $10 million a year for six years.
Native Rights and Law in An Age of Protest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter A. Cumming
Alberta Law Review, vol. 11, no. [2], 1973, pp. 238-259
Description
Outlines the history of Aboriginal rights in Canada.
Native Youth and Alternative Justice in Lethbridge
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Russel Barsh
Justice as Healing, vol. 1, no. 3, Fall, 1996, p. [?]
Description
Describes project that evaluated all programs and agencies involved with Aboriginal youth offenders.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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.
“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.
The Nishga Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Sanders
BC Studies, no. 19, Indians in British Columbia, Autumn, 1973, pp. 3-20
Description
Looks at historical treaty cases in Canada leading up to the Nishga land case.
No Love Lost With Feds, AFN
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, October 25, 1996, p. A5
Description
Argues that the Federal Government of Canada tried to isolate the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) when they made changes to the Indian Act.
'no moral doubt ...': Aboriginal Evidence and the Kangaroo Creek Poisoning, 1847-1849
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Lydon
Aboriginal History, vol. 20, 1996, pp. [151]-175
Description
Looks at the massacre of twenty-three Aborigines, the depositions of the European witnesses to the events, and the draft of a bill to provide for the Evidence of Aborigines in courts of justice.
No Ordinary Judgment: Mabo, the Murray Islanders’ Land Case
Alternate Title
No Ordinary Judgement: Mabo, the Murray Islanders' Land Case
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nonie Sharp
No Turning Back
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gregory Coyes
Jordan Wheeler
Description
Documentary about the formation and process of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
Duration: 47:28.
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 NSW Health Partnership Agreement
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 17-18
Description
Discusses the partnership between the New South Wales government, Community Controlled Medical Services and Aboriginal communities and the development of a State Aboriginal health policy.
Nunavut: Aboriginal Self-determination through Public Government: Prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gurston Dacks
Description
Looks at the history behind creation of the territory and powers granted in the Nunavut Act.
Nuu-Chah-Nulth Labour Relations in the Pelagic Sealing Industry, 1868-1911
Theses
Author/Creator
Cairn Elizabeth Crockford
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 1996.
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.
The Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Commissioner's Statement
Alternate Title
Native Images: The Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Commissioner's Statement
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
David M. Arnot
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 125-135
Description
Commissioner discusses the first phase discussions between the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Government of Canada. Features 9 photographs taken with various individuals during the course of his work.
'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
Oral Narratives and Aboriginal Pasts: An
Interdisciplinary Review of the Literatures on Oral Traditions and Oral Histories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Alexander Von Gernet]
Description
Presents a perspective on oral traditions, concluding that while oral evidence can be utilized in conflict resolution, "oral narratives must be examined and authenticated like any other evidence."
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
Over-represented But Not Understood: Sentencing Provisions as an Inadequate Response to the Over Incarceration of Aboriginal peoples in Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brady Tanner Reid
Description
Reviews ten sentencing decisions to better understand how s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code and R. vs. Gladue 1999 are interpreted by sentencing judges.
Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2017.
An Overview of the Eighteenth Century Treaties Signed between the Mi'Kmaq and Wuastukwiuk Peoples and the English Crown, 1693-1928: Report Submitted to Land and Economy, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William C. Wicken
John G. Reid
Description
Area encompasses Gaspé peninsula, eastern coast of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, the Magdelaine Islands, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and southern half of western Newfoundland.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Pat Weaselhead Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pat Weaselhead
Harry Shade
Indian History Film Project
Description
Retelling his father's account of the signing of Treaty #7, and the establishment of the Blood Reserve; also the establishment of the Mormon settlement at Cardston.
Paths of Inquiry
Alternate Title
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Research Team [National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls]
Description
Outlines research clusters comprising the scope of research for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Pathways to Justice: An Inquiry into the Incarceration Rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Final Report
Alternate Title
Report (Australian Law Reform Commission) no. 133
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Law Reform Commission
Peace and Good Order: A Treaty Right to Parliamentary Representation?
Theses
Author/Creator
Kiera L. Ladner
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1996.
Pedagogy of Indifference: State Responses to Violence against Indigenous Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan Scribe
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 32, no. 1-2, Violence in Education: Transnational, Global and Local Perspectives, 2017-2018
Description
Focuses of the National Operational Overview on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women (NOOMMIW) to demonstrate how state-produced and supported documents, and narratives around gender and sexual violence against Indigenous girls and women constitute a form of public education which sustains rather than prevents these crimes.
Peter Wesley Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Peter Wesley
Indian History Film Project
Description
Briefly describes his mother's recollections of the signing of Treaty #7.