Missing Women: No Body, No Investigation
Discusses how cases regarding missing Aboriginal women and prostitutes are often minimalized by the justice system.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Discusses how cases regarding missing Aboriginal women and prostitutes are often minimalized by the justice system.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Story reports on the residential school compensation deal reached by the Assembly of First Nations, the Federal Government, church organizations and 70 lawyers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
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.
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.
Related material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources.