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.
"Object Lessons": Domesticity and Display in Native American Assimilation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane E. Simonsen
American Studies, vol. 43, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 75-99
Description
Looks at the promotion of home-building programs on reservations, from the white imagination to the realities of tribal life, by examining instances of attempted domestic reform.
Off the Rez: It's Time to Close the Indian Reservations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John J. Miller
National Review, vol. 54, no. 25, December 31, 2002, pp. 28-31
Description
Argues that reservation lands must be given back to individuals in order to remove the main barrier to economic development. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota is discussed.
Oh, Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Cherrington
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Describes abuses suffered by children in residential schools, the settlement process and the system for "grading" abuses in determining reparations.
Oil and Gas Exploitation on Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Territories: Human Rights, International Law and Corporate Social Responsibility
Alternate Title
Gáldu Čála ; no. 4, 2006
Galdu Cala ; no. 4, 2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rune S. Fjellheim
John B. Henriksen
Old Wive's Tales: A Report in an Oil-Royalties Lawsuit Questions the Reliability of Indian Oral History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Candis McLean
Report Newsmagazine (Alberta Edition), vol. 29, no. 13, June 24, 2002, pp. 26-27
Description
Report by Tom Flanagan, submitted in the Samson case, says Chiefs were aware they were giving up mineral rights when signing Treaty Six/ Treaty 6.
On Ethnographic Refusal: Indigeneity, 'Voice' and Colonial Citizenship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Junctures, no. 9, Voice, December 2007, pp. 67-80
Description
An anthropological analysis of indigeneity.
On 'Modest Proposals' To Further Reduce the Aboriginal Landbase by Privatizing Reserve Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Campbell
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 219-246
Description
Response to "Individual Property Rights on Canadian Indian Reserves" by Christopher Alcantara in the Canadian Journal of Native Studies vol. 23, no. 2 (2003) at pages 391 to 424.
On the Logic of Discernment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
American Quarterly, vol. 59, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 479-491
Description
Book reviews of:
Real Indians: Identity and the Survival of Native America by Eva Marie Garroutte.
Who Owns Native Culture? by Michael Brown.
A One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody Across Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steven Bittle
Nathalie Quann
Tina Hattem
Danielle Muise
Description
Statistics include demographic information, most serious offences and charges, sentence length, responses to geographic questions, mobility patterns, and conclusions. National results as well as provincial and territorial.
One Mother Earth, One Doctor Water: A Story About Environmental Justice in the Age of Nuclearism. A Native American View
Theses
Author/Creator
Annie Grace Ross
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2002.
'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.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation: Streets and Lane Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Inquiry regarding land surrendered in 1906 to create The Pas town site for which adequate compensation was never received. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Optimism Cited in Negotiations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, September 2002, p. 12
Description
Update on status of negotiations between government and church on residential schools issue.
Organization Determined to Raise Awareness of Species at Risk Act
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2007, p. 12
Description
Presents seven questions and answers about the Species at Risk Act.
Article located by scrolling to page 12.
The Original Intentions of the Indian Act
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joan Holmes
Description
Brief document provides historical context for the development of the Act.
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.
Ottawa Sales Pitch on Rights Must be Sensitive
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, January 12, 2007, p. A9
Description
Examines various changes to the Indian Act and discusses other human rights issues.
"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 Struggle Goes Beyond Democracy"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Choquehuanca
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, First Year of Evo Morales Presidency, June 2007, pp. 80-81
Description
Bolivian Minister of Foreign Affairs talks about harmony, vision and way of life.
To access this article, scroll down to page 80.
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.
Outcome Effects of Education for Federally Incarcerated Males in Canada's Prairie Region
Theses
Author/Creator
Robin Quantick
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Queen's University, 2007.
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.
Overriding Aboriginal Group Rights a Mistake
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, July 27, 2007, p. A11
Description
Describes how the Stephen Harper Conservative minority government is removing a section of the Human Rights Act which in turn affects the Indian Act.
An Overview of the Gambling Provisions in Canadian Criminal Law and First Nations Gambling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hal Pruden
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 2, Special Issue on Gaming, Winter, 2002, pp. 37-40
Description
Summation of legislation relating to gaming.
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.
Partnership in Action? Indigenous Political Mobilization and Co-optation During the First UN Indigenous Decade (1995-2004)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff Corntassel
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 29, 2007, pp. 137-166
Description
Looks at effectiveness of transnational Indigenous action networks and how Indigenous movements have become mainstreamed in the United Nations structure.
Pasqua Band Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Description
Agreement to fulfill Treaty Number Four land provisions.
Passport Rule Causes Angst in Indian Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, January 26, 2007, p. A9
Description
Comments on the Jay Treaty, that came into effect in 1794 giving Mohawks free access across the border, and discusses how cases will now be more complicated by the new passport legislation.
The Path to Autonomy: Indigenous Municipalities and State Pluralisation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
René Orellana H.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Bolivia, June 2002, pp. 56-62
Description
Examines the impact of the 1994 Law of Popular Participation on municipal government in Bolivia.
To access this article scroll down to page 56.
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
Patterns of Vengeance: Crosscultural Homicide in the North American Fur Trade
Alternate Title
Cross cultural Homicide in the North American Fur Trade
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Daniel P. Marshall
Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 103, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 272-[?]
Description
Book review of: Crosscultural Homicide in the North American Fur Trade by John Phillip Reid.
Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marika Morris
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 4, Winter, 2002, pp. 16-27
Description
Focuses on the organization's leadership in issues of concern to women and the materials it produces for public education purposes.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 16.
Paul First Nation Kapasiwin Townsite Inquiry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Paul Indian Band Inquiry - Kapasawin Townsite Claim - Public Release - June 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, correspondence/letters, reports, legal papers, maps, field notes, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
[Paul v. Canada, 2002 FCT 615]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federal Court of Canada
Description
Case involved request for an interlocutory injunction of the final land claim agreement in order that the independence of the North Slave Métis Alliance could be established.
Pê Sâkâstêw Centre: An In-Depth Examination of a Healing Lodge for Federally Incarcerated Offenders
Alternate Title
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-170
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shelley Trevethan
Nicole Crutcher
John-Patrick Moore
Joseph Mileto
Description
Includes: description of the Centre, profile of residents, experiences of staff and residents, evaluation of outcomes, and analysis of strengths and challenges.
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.
Pediatric Motor Vehicle Related Injuries in the Navajo Nation: The Impact of the 1988 Child Occupant Restraint Laws
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K.J. Phelan
J. Khoury
D.C. Grossman
D. Hu
L.J.D. Wallace
N. Bill
H. Kalkwarf
Injury Prevention, vol. 8, no. 3, September 2002, pp. 216-[?]
Description
Describes methodology used in a study of accident rate and severity reduction.
Perceptions of Crime and Notions of Neighbourhood and Community Among Aboriginal Persons in the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curt Taylor Griffiths
Description
Sample consisted of 195 respondents, most of whom fell in 31-50 age range.
Performing Arts: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Performing Arts
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Terri Janke]
Description
2nd edition.
Performing Cultures: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Performing Arts
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robynne Quiggin
Terri Janke
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Perspectives and Challenges
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suhas Chakma
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, International Processes: Perspectives and Challenges, April 2002, pp. 14-19
Description
Discusses obstacles that exist for the United Nations body.
To access this article scroll down to page 14.