Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Norma J. Hall
Description
Website contains links to detailed chronology, historical documents, bibliography of online published primary sources, laws, bills, and terminology.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Putting the Picture Together: Inquiry into Response by Government Agencies to Complaints of Family Violence and Child Abuse in Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
Gordon Inquiry
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sue Gordon
Kay Hallahan
Darrell Henry
no. 4
The Qikiqtani Truth Commission: Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Truth Commission
Description
Sources relevant to the Commission's research.
Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ole Gjerstad
Joelie Sanguya
Description
Documentary examines the controversy surrounding the decline in the sled dog population between 1950-1970. Many Inuit believe that dogs were killed as part of government policy, while officials deny this claim.
Some images may be disturbing to viewers.
Duration: 68:08.
QTC Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Alternate Title
Qikiqtani Truth Commission Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Truth Commission
Description
Commission was established to create a record of how government policies between 1950 and 1975 affected the Inuit living in the Baffin region. Report based testimonies and interviews, and archival research. Includes recommendations.
A Qualitative Study on Stigma and Discrimination Experienced by Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV or Having TB at Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Secretariat of the International Indigenous HIV and AIDS Working Group
Quality of Life and Perceptions of Crime in Saskatoon,
Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Kitchen
Allison Williams
Social Indicators Research , vol. 95, no. 1, January 2010, pp. 33-61
Description
Looks at the relationship between crime and quality of life in Saskatoon, and discusses how perceptions of crime and safety affect the quality of life of residents living in different neighbourhoods.
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
The Quest to Slay the Indian Act: An Impossible Dream?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter W. Hutchins
Description
Examines the various attempts that have been made to abolish the Act and implement self-government.
Questions Need to be Answered, Says Family Member of Pickton's Last Victim
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stefania Seccia
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 7, October 2010, p. 8
Description
Reflects on the life and personality of Mona Wilson, a victim of serial killer Robert Pickton, and the naming of a corporation after Wilson's First Nation's name, Running Bear.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Racial Oppression in Sherman Alexie's Reservation Blues
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kedong Liu
Journal of Cambridge Studies, vol. 5, no. 2-3, March 2010, pp. 13-23
Description
Looks at the three stages of oppression: military genocide, religious assimilation, and commercial exploitation.
Racism's Frontier: The Untold Story of Discrimination and Division in Alaska
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alaska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Description
Reports on education, economic opportunity and employment, and administration of justice regarding Alaskan Natives. Provides recommendations for change.
Raven's Garden: A Discussion about Aboriginal Sexual Orientation and Transgender Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Val Napoleon
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 17, no. 2, 2002, pp. 149-171
Description
Argues that legal principles in pre-contact Aboriginal times can be articulated and extended to apply to current day sexual issues.
Re-establishing Their Lives: Issues Relating to Affordable Housing for Women and Their Children Escaping Violent Relationships in Northern Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Colin Bonnycastle
Judith Hughes
Marleny Bonnycastle
Kendra Nixon
Allison Groening
The (Re)Introduction of Restorative Justice in Kahnawake: "Beyond Indigenization"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Haslip
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 9, no. 1, March 2002
Description
Looks at a contemporary restorative justice process based on traditional Iroquois or Six Nations principles of conflict resolution.
Re-mediating the Spaces of Reality Television: America's Most Wanted and the case of Vancouver's Missing Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley A. Pitman
Environment and Planning A, vol. 34, no. 1, January 2002, pp. 167-184
Description
Paper speaks to debates between geographers and media scholars about the communities that television constructs in both 'real' and 'virtual' spaces.
RE: Standing Committee Hearings on Bill C-6, "The Specific Claims Resolution Act".
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alliance of Tribal Nations
Edna M. Louis
Description
Comments on the perceived shortcomings of the proposed legislation which would potentially have an adverse impact on the settlement of specific claims.
Reading About Prisons: Substance Over Sensationalism
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Allan Manson
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 44, no. 4, October 2002, pp. 491-501
Description
Book review of: Justice Behind the Walls: Human Rights in Canadian Prisons by Michael Jackson.
Reading for Land Susan Hill's The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 149-156
Description
Literary criticism article, discusses how in this narrative “the ethics of land” is the central focus of The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River; notes that this focus on land and ethics presents a different historical narrative than we are generally taught about Six Nations
"Real" Indian Songs: the Society of American Indians and the Use of Native American Culture as a Means of Reform
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Wick Patterson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1, Winter, January 1, 2002, pp. 44-66
Description
Examines the Society's attempt to use non-Aboriginals interest in Aboriginal cultures to generate support for political and social agendas.
The Reality of the Regularisation of Agricultural Land Titles: The Titling Process For the Monte Verde Indigenous Territory
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leonardo Tamburini
Ana Cecilia Betancur
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Bolivia, June 2002, pp. 18-26
Description
Discusses developments in granting land title to indigenous peoples in Bolivia.
To access this article, scroll down to page 18.
Recent Experience with Indigenous-Led Assessments: A BC Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Energy and Mining Council
Description
Discusses general characteristics of Indigenous-led assessments and highlights two projects: the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation's Review of KGHM-Ajax-Abacus Mine proposal and the Squamish Nation's Assessment of Woodfibre LNG Plant.
Reclaiming Power and Place: Executive Summary of the Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1a
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1b
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place Volume 2: A Supplementary Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Kepek--Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Recognition and Reconciliation: An Alberta Fact or Fiction?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah M. I. Szatylo
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 201-236
Description
Examines the law accumulating, in surrounding jurisdictions, regarding the duty to consult Aboriginal groups in relation to natural resource issues.
The Recognition of Indigenous People's Rights in the Context of Area Protection and Management in the Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Antje Neumann
Description
Polar Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Akureyri, 2010.
Focuses on the Sami.
Recognition of Inherent Rights Through Legislative Initiatives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David C. Nahwegahbow
Description
Discusses the proposed First Nations Governance Act, Bill C7 as an example of legislative initiatives.
Recognizing and Including Indigenous Cultural Heritage in B.C.: Policy Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Aird
Gretchen Fox
Angie Bain
Description
Presents the case for establishing an Indigenous-led organization that can address gaps in legislation and policy, and support initiatives in Indigenous communities which will achieve measurable goals which would ensure that cultural heritage can be managed, protected and revitalized in meaningful and substantive ways.
Recommendations for a New Consultation Process and Policy for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Broadcasting: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Anawak
Monica Auer
Salome Avva
Aggie Baby
Brian Beaton ... [et al.]
Description
Synthesis of discussions and presentations which took place at the Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation and Convergence gatherings from February to June, 2017. Initiative took place to create or identify terms of reference for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission review of the Native Broadcasting Policy.
Recommendations on Northern Sustainable Food Systems
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Indigenous Economic Development Board
Description
Makes recommendations under four themes: traditional foods, local food production, Federal subsidy and support programs, and project funding coordination and promotion.
Reconciliation and Third-Party Interests: Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2010, pp. 7-25
Description
Examines a judge's ruling in a case involving Aboriginal title and private interests, including a detailed analysis of applicable legal principles and public policy considerations that should guide negotiations.
Reconciliation as Abdication
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ravi de Costa
Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 37, no. 4, November 2002, pp. 397-419
Description
Discusses Andrew Leigh's meaning of adaptive leadership type for engaging in reconciliation.
Reconciliation Betrayed: The Horrors of St. Anne's
Alternate Title
Fifth Estate
Fifth Estate: Gillian Findlay Investigates
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Gillian Finlay
Description
Looks at the Ontario Provincial Police's investigation into the widespread abuse which took place at the notorious St. Anne's Indian Residential School located in northern Ontario and Federal government's refusal to release the documentation which would support survivors' compensation claims.
CONTAINS DISTURBING CONTENT.
Duration: 21:56.
Reconciling Differences: The Triumphs are Spectacular, But Few
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 12
Description
Comments on the twentieth anniversary of the Oka Crisis and the healing and reconciliation done by the sister of slain police officer Corporal Marcel Lemay.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Reconsidering the Canadian Environmental Impact Assessment Act A Place for Traditional Environmental Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Paci
Ann Tobin
Peter Robb
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 22, no. 2, March 2002, pp. 111-127
Description
Examines the legal recognition of Indigenous title as it relates to Canadian environmental policy.
Red Paint: Transnational Movements of Deconstructing, Decolonizing, and Defacing Colonial Structures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeremiah Garsha
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 76-103
Description
Author examines three case studies of vandalism from different countries; argues that the use of red paint by Indigenous peoples to mark colonial structure is an attempt on the part of Indigenous people to create a transnational act of decolonization.
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Muree Martin
Harsha Walia
Description
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
The Rediscovered Self: Indigenous Identity and Cultural Justice
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mark K. Watson
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 150-152
Description
Book review of: The Rediscovered Self by Ronald Niezen.
Reframing the Issues: Emerging Questions for Métis, Non-Status Indian and Urban Aboriginal Policy Research: Workshop Summary Report
Alternate Title
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences ; 79th
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Aboriginal Policy Research
Description
Information on a workshop that explored the issues raised by current scholarly research; provides a general sense of the issues relevant to Aboriginal peoples.
Registered Indian Population By Sex and Residence 2001
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations and Northern Statistics Section, Corporate Information Management Directorate, Information Management Branch, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Register of names compiled by the Department as a requirement of the Indian Act.
The Reign of the Kangaroo Court?: Exposing Deficient Criminal Process in Australian Aboriginal Communities: Bush Court
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie Siegel
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 113-152
Description
Explores the differences in the delivery of justice between the "Bush Courts" in the Northern Territory and Western Australia with those of Australian town-courts.
Religious Freedom and Indian Rights
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Samuel B. Hoff
Perspectives on Political Science, vol. 31, no. 1, winter, 2002, pp. 61-63
Description
Book review of: Religious Freedom and Indian Rights: The Case of Oregon v. Smith by Carolyn N. Long.
Remapping the Legal Landscapes of Native North America: Layered Identities in Comparative Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Warren Perry
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, vol. 25, no. 1, May 2002, pp. 129-150
Description
Commentary on the treatment of Native Americans by the United States government and legal system over the years.
The Removal of Aboriginal Children: Canada and Australia Compared
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonio Buti
University of Western Sydney Law Review, vol. 2, 2002, p. [?]
Description
Brief discussion of the history of the process, demands for reparations, and government responses; argues that general principle of justice demands that reparations must made.
Renewing the Relationship: A Perspective on the Impact of the Royal Commission On Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marlene Brant Castellano
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 2, Special Issue on Gaming, Winter, 2002, pp. 111-123
Description
Discussion of intercultural relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people and the vision of a renewed relationship based on mutuality and respect.
Repairing the Damage: Achieving Reparations for the Stolen Generations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Durbach
Alternative Law Journal, vol. 27, no. 6, December 2002, pp. 262-266
Description
Discusses the government's ongoing failure to address the wrong perpetuated against victims of removal policies and its commitment to reconciliation.