The Origins of the Indian Child Welfare Act: A Survey of the Legislative History
Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper ; 2009-04
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mathew L. M. Fletcher
Description
Comments on the Act which was enacted in 1978 after four plus years of hearings, deliberation and debate.
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.
Outlaws and Citizens: Indigenous People and the ‘New Media Nation’
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Alia
International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, vol. 5, no. 1 & 2, 2009, p. 39–54
Description
Discusses the evolution of technologies used to restore and create space to preserve languages and cultures while communicating across cultural, political, and geographical boundaries.
Outstanding Business: A Native Claims Policy: Specific Claims
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
The Over-Representation of Indigenous Children in the Australian Child Welfare System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clare Tilbury
International Journal of Social Welfare, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2009, pp. 57-64
Description
Uses child protection, out-of-home care and juvenile justice administrative data to show the level of disproportionality has not improved and presents recommendations to address the Indigenous disadvantage.
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.
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.
Parable of the Hummingbird
Alternate Title
Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Description
Uses a story to illustrate that every action counts. Speaker at the 2nd International Conference on Restorative Practices: Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice, May 31st-June 5th, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Duration: 20:53.
Paradise Denied
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angus Bottrill
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 48, February 1991, p. 4
Description
Discusses problems in proving traditional land usage within the parameters of the Anglo-Australian legal system, using the Paradise Reserve in Western Australia as a case study.
The Paradox of Respect and Risk: Six Lakota Adolescents Speak
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary J. Isaacson
Description
Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2009.
Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voices From the Prairies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sharon McKay
Dexter Kinequon
Marvin A. Bernstein
Roxanne A. Schury
Jeannine Carriere ... [et al.].
Pastoralism and The Challenges of Climate Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Ole Simel
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 30-37
Description
Discusses pastoralism as a viable livelihood.
To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
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 & Protocols: A Filmmaker's Guide to Working with Indigenous People, Culture and Concepts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Discusses the ethical and legal issues involved in transferring Indigenous cultural material to the screen.
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
Paul W. DePasquale, editor. Natives and Settlers, Now and Then: Historical Issues and Current Perspectives on Treaties and Land Claims in Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
W. Keith Regular
University of Toronto Quarterly, vol. 78, no. 1, Winter, 2009, pp. 217-219
Description
Book review of: Natives and Settlers edited by Paul W. DePasquale.
Peace Keepers Turn Attention to Health Issue
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 7, July 2009, p. 10
Description
Looks at a coast to coast bike tour, by members of Peacekeepers Pedaling for Aboriginal Diabetes (PPAD), to raise awareness of Type 2 Diabetes.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
Peacemaking Circles & Urban Youth
Alternate Title
Peacemaking Circles and Urban Youth
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Carolyn Boyes-Watson
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 2, K-12 Education, Winter, 2009
Description
Book review of: Peacemaking Circles & Urban Youth by Michael Thompson.
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.
Persons Registered Under the Indian Act, by Sex and by Province and Territory (2006 Census)
Alternate Title
Statistics Canada, Census of Population
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
A Picnic With The Natives
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan Powell
Aboriginal History, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 191-192
Description
Book review of: A Picnic With The Natives by Gordon Reid.
Review located by scrolling to page 191.
Plain Talk 14: First Nations Accountability
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at Bill C-27, The Financial Accountability and Transparency of First Nations Bill.
Plain Talk 4: Treaties
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Presents the history of treaties between the Crown and First Nations of Canada.
Plain Talk 5: The Indian Act
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Provides a history of the impacts of the implementation of the Indian Act, which was passed in 1876.
Plain Talk 6: Residential Schools
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Describes the history of Canada's residential schools which were financed by the federal government, but largely run by various religious organizations.
Plains Métis: Contours of an Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole St-Onge
Australasian Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Globalising Indigeneity: New Research Directions, 2009, pp. 95-115
Description
Argues that one should view the genesis of the Plains Métis as part of a wider pattern of native ethnogeneses on the North American Great Plains.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 95.
Planning, Purchasing, and Partnering: How First Nations are Gaining Ground in British Columbia's Slumping Forest Sector
Alternate Title
Annual Aboriginal Land and Resource Management Conference ; 11th, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John W. Gailus
Tim Thielmann
Description
Discusses three examples of opportunities First Nations have taken to enhance participation in the forest sector: the Gitxsan, the Klahoose First Nation, and the case of three First Nations with a collective forest licence.
Plumwood's Logic of Colonization and the Legal Antecedents of Wilderness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna M. Reeves
Ethics & the Environment, vol. 14, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 75-97
Description
Examines Plumwood's theory of the logic of colonization; looks at the philosophical analysis of Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion in the case of Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823); and explores the concept of wilderness in a new non-colonizing way.
Police Investigating Police: Final Public Report
Alternate Title
Chair's Final Report After Commissioner's Notice
Police Investigating Police
Documents & Presentations
Description
Report on finding of investigation by RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) members for complaints against other members involving injuries or death in Canada between April 1, 2002 and March 1, 2007.
Policing in Relation to the Blood Tribe: Report of Public Inquiry: Commissioner's Report: Findings and Recommendations
Alternate Title
Policing in Relation to the Blood Tribe: Report of Public Inquiry: Commissioner's Report, vol. 2
Policing in Relation to the Blood Tribe: Report of Public Inquiry: Commissioner's Report, vol. 1
Policing in Relation to the Blood Tribe: Report of Public Inquiry: Commissioner's Report: Executive Summary
E-Books
Author/Creator
C. H. Rolf
Description
Volume 2: Executive Summary
Policy Development and Aboriginal Broadcasting: A Case Study of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 81st, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
James Lawrence Davidson
Description
Discusses the Canadian Radio and Television Commission's (CRTC) decision to make carriage of the network mandatory for cable companies and require those companies to remit 15 cents per subscriber to it.
Policy Development for Museums: A First Nations Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Richard Atleo
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 48-61
Description
Discusses guidelines for incorporating First Nations view points and the repatriation of cultural artifacts.
The Political Geography of Indian Country: An Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Imre Sutton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 1-2
Description
Article briefly discusses the policy of legal and geographical separatism in the evolution of cross-cultural relations in the United States.
Political Responses
Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Pope Expresses Sorrow for Residential School Abuse
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 6, June 2009, p. 6
Description
Comments on the expression of sorrow Pope Benedict XVI gave to a Canadian First Nations delegation regarding residential school abuse in April 2009.
Possession: Batman's Treaty and the Matter of History
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marie Fels
Aboriginal History , vol. 33, 2009, pp. 245-246
Description
Book review of: Possession: Batman's Treaty and the Matter of History by Bain Attwood with Helen Doyle.
Review located by scrolling to page 245.
Power, Culture, Economy Indigenous Australians and Mining
Alternate Title
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 30
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jon Altman
Robert Levitus
David F. Martin
Katherine Trebeck
Sarah Holcombe … [et al.]
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
Power Struggles: Hydro Development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thibault Martin
Steven M. Hoffman
John Bonner
Thibault Martin
Gabrielle A. Slowey ... [et al.]
Preface: [BC Studies, No. 89, 1991]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Doreen Jensen
Cheryl Brooks
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 8-12
Description
Introduces special issue written, compiled and edited by Aboriginal peoples from British Columbia.
Preface to Indian Country: Geography and Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Imre Sutton
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 3-35
Description
Comments on the somewhat abstract nature and definition of the term "Indian Country", including the political geographical impact the term has.
A President in Indian Country: Calvin Coolidge and Lakota Diplomacy in the Summer of 1927
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Steven Zimmer
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 215-234
Description
Looks at how Henry Standing Bear and Chauncey Yellow Robe capitalized on the historical presidential visit to the Pine Ridge reservation.
Primer: Canadian Law on Aboriginal and Treaty Rights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University of British Columbia Faculty of Law
Description
"Examines both substantive and procedural aspects of the constitutional protections for Aboriginal and treaty rights".
A Primer on the Constitutional Duty to Consult
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
OKT Law
Description
Explains the Duty to Consult and Accommodate, Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 to protect Aboriginal and treaty rights.
Prisons of Culture: Judicial Constructions of Indigenous Rights in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Murphy
Canadian Bar Review, vol. 87, no. 2, 2009, pp. [357]-390
Description
Discusses the doctrine of cultural continuity in relation to rights, the framework of residual sovereignty, and the application of a more generous application of the reconciliation doctrine.
Private Knowledges and the Public Gaze: Aboriginal Writing as Property in the Late Twentieth Century
Alternate Title
Working Papers in Australian Studies ; no. 64
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ken Gelder
Working Papers in Australian Studies