Looks at the development of an Aboriginal justice strategy to allow for Aboriginal control of justice in comparison to the UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Brief discussion of R v. Kokopenace, racial bias in jury decision-making, similarity-leniency bias, racial composition of juries and structural barriers which contribute to underrepresentation.
Podcast of an interview with a playwright whose work focuses on the cycle of incarceration of women and the effect this has on their children.
Duration: 29:44.
American Indian Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Article 7, May 2017, pp. 161-180
Description
Looks at Article 3 of the treaty and discusses the right of free passage between the U.S.-Canada border and whether or not administering agencies are knowledgeable about it.
Discusses jurisdiction, funding and accountability, education standards and language, and cultural traditions as foundational elements for a new system.
The Other Declarations in Daniels: Fiduciary Obligations and the Duty to Negotiate
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[History, Jurisdiction, and Identity in Daniels v Canada]
[The Chicken and the Egg: Unanswered Questions from Daniels
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eric Adams
Catherine Bell
Paul Seaman
Description
Three presenters discuss the Daniels decision: First looks at the decision in terms of history, jurisdiction, and identity and citizenship; second analyzes the reasons given by the court for denying two declarations that were sought in the case; and third discusses problem of who can legitimately decide if someone is part of the Métis collective.
Duration: 1:08:05.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
First Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2013.
Focuses on R. v. O'Connor criminal case, the Blackwater v. et al v. Plint et al civil case adjudication, and Hollow Water Community Holistic Circle Healing initiative.
Discusses a demographic shift in international academic feminist organizations and how it has affected these organizations’ view of conflict in Palestine and of the Israeli settler state. Examines global factors that contributed to a historic lack of support for the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign in support of Palestinian sovereignty.
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes, Session 4
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frank Iacobucci
Description
Session Four from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto.
Keynote speaker talks about handling the settlement.
Duration: 55.29.
Interview with a woman who is concerned about child and family services and wants the scope of the inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Phoenix Sinclair widened to allow a more in depth look.
Duration: 29:16.
Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Lucinda Vandervort
Description
Examines the case in which three non-Aboriginal men were accused of sexually assaulting a twelve-year-old Aboriginal girl.
Chapter from Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth A. Sheehy.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the challenges facing Indigenous communities and the role Indigenous women can play in language and cultural revitalization for future generations.
Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Phoenix Sinclair, a five-year-old First Nations child who was beaten to death by her mother and her boyfriend. Specifically investigated whether the child welfare system had been negligent.
Access to Volume 2
Access to Volume 3
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-31
Description
Concludes that band councils cannot exclude off-reserve members from receiving their fair share of any per capita distribution of money.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 1 to locate article.
The Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences, vol. 11, 2013, pp. 1575-1591
Description
Looks at national legislation, international law, and Sámi customary law to review rules involving the legal protection of Sámi culture, Sámi indigenous people and minorities in Norway.
Legislative Ambiguity and Ontological Hierarchy in United States Sacred Land Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Dunstan
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 23-43
Description
Uses two court cases involving protection of the sacred San Francisco Peaks from ski-resort development to highlight how phrases in the American Indian Religious Freedom Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act lend themselves to judicial interpretations which undermine protection of sacred sites.
Argues that several bylaws should be removed because they represent social and racial profiling, and are overly and wrongfully used, affecting the well-being of a venerable population..
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-30
Description
Analyzes books in OCLC Worldcat with Library of Congress subject heading "Indians of North America", with keywords genocide, holocaust or extermination.
LGD - Law, Social Justice & Global Development, no. 2, 2013, pp. [1]-23
Description
Looks at the impact the wall has on the Nde' Apache and the basis for the Truth & Memory Commission. Briefly discusses the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Australian Aboriginal Claims for redress.
Linking Arms Together (Part 2): Opening Address Chief Wilton Littlechild
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wilton Littlechild
Description
Member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission gives overview of the TRC's mandate, activities to date and impact at the Linking Arms Together symposium held at York University June 28, 2013.
Duration: 35:34
Linking Arms Together (Part 4): Residential School Survivor Panel
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Margaret Tourville
Michael Cheena
Murray Crow
Description
Three survivors of residential schools, Margaret Tourville, Michael Cheena, and Murray Crow speak about their experiences at panel session from Linking Arms Together Symposium held York University June 28, 2013.
Duration: 1:12:53.
Linking Arms Together (Part 6): Guest Speaker Chief Wilton Littlechild
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wilton Littlechild
Description
Member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Wilton Littlechild speaks at Linking Arms Together Symposium held at York University, June 28, 2013.
Duration: 24:16
Linking Arms Together: (Part 8): Keynote Address Grand Chief Edward John
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Edward John
Description
Speaks about Indigenous human rights internationally and within Canada at Linking Arms Together symposium held at York University, June 28, 2013.
Duration: 46:40.
California Law Review, vol. 82, no. 4, July 1994, pp. 981-1049
Description
Describes how the five Confederated Tribes of the Iroquois attempted intercultural communication and encounters between the early sixteenth through late eighteenth centuries with Europeans.
Appendix F: Names and Select Information in the Dissertation Database, Data Collection Ended September 19, 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Maryanne Pearce]
Description
Appendix from thesis An Awkward Silence: Missing and Murdered Vulnerable Women and the Canadian Justice System by Maryanne Pearce.
Includes both Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals.