Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-321
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shanna Farrell MacDonald
Description
Examined the characteristics, institutional behaviour (disciplinary charges, random urinalysis testing, time spent in segregation, and institutional incidents), and post-release outcomes for two offender populations: in-custody and under community supervision on April 1, 2012.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 1-17
Description
Article examines the Indian Policy of the United States government; argues that the policies hold at their core an evolutionary perspective on social development which places the United States government in a paternalist role, guiding Indigenous people through the evolution of their race.
McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, June 2014, pp. [1]-4
Description
Case presents strong judicial warning to governments that if they fail to adequately consult, they will be held legally accountable to First Nations and to private industry.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, Special Issue on Non-Status Indians, 2014, pp. 132-149
Description
Examines the removal of the constitution as an excuse by the government when negotiating Métis Aboriginal rights and socioeconomic needs on Non-Status Indians.
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 26, no. 1, White Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in the Canadian Context: A Tribute to Patricia Monture, 2014, pp. 23-50
Description
Comments on the case, McIvor v The Registrar, that had the potential to correct the history of sex discrimination in the Indian Act but failed.
[Critical Conversations on Truth and Reconciliation]
[Critical Conversations Series]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Karen Busby
Description
Podcast presents an overview of the "Critical Conversations Series" and outlines some of the key features of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA)
Duration unknown.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, Developments and Challenges of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Five Years On, Spring, 2014, pp. 1-18
Description
Comments on the disparaging position of the Bangladesh government of Bangladesh regards rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Between Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in: Reflections From the Centre of Turtle Island
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Aimée Craft
Description
Presenter speaks about what can be taken from the two cases, Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in, both in a positive light and from a critical perspective.
Duration: 30:14.
Dialogue of 120 community leaders identified shared principles and approaches to support injustices in Canadian society. Discusses ways to reconcile.
Duration: 27:04.
Dialogue of 120 community leaders identified shared principles and approaches to support injustices in Canadian society.
Speaks about reconciliation with queer communities in Canada.
Duration: 11:23.
Dialogue of 120 community leaders identified shared principles and approaches to support injustices in Canadian society.
Speaker discusses the "real" history of Canada including residential schools and the head tax.
Duration: 12:00.
Dialogue of 120 community leaders identified shared principles and approaches to support injustices in Canadian society. Discusses the Japanese/Canadian Redress Settlement in 1988 as a template for reconciliation.
Duration: 12:49.
Dialogue of 120 community leaders identified shared principles and approaches to support injustices in Canadian society. Presents a speech by a holocaust survivor.
Duration: 15:11.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 1991, pp. 42-50
Description
Presents the United States Supreme Court's decision in the case of Oregon Department of Employment v. Alfred Smith, a rejection of Indigenous religious rights.
Brief overview of four themes: status of language, political empowerment, economy, and higher education and research.
Presentation at the Conference: “The Regional Identity of Ethnic Groups in Europe”
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 49, April 1991, p. 16
Description
Explains that the Report of the National Inquiry into Racist Violence is unique in that it is the most comprehensive study of racial violence, intimidation and harassment ever undertaken in Australia.
Reviews human rights issues around social and economic conditions, truth and reconciliation, missing women and girls, self-government participation and partnership, treaty negotiation and resource development. Provides recommendations.
Advance unedited version.
Examines the government's decision to move 92 Inuit to two locations on uninhabited and inhospitable High Arctic islands as a way to assert Canadian sovereignty in the region.
University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 64, no. 4, Special Issue: The Residential School Litigation and Settlement, 2014, pp. 596-619
Description
Discusses shortfalls in the handling of processes for dealing with residential school litigation and dispute resolution involving survivors, their families and claims.