Indigenous Intellectual Property Program Grant: Program Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Innovation
Science and Economic Development Canada
Indigenous Linguistic Rights in the Arctic: A Human Rights Approach
Theses
Author/Creator
Romain François R. Chuffart
Description
Polar Law Thesis (M.A.)--University of Akureyri, 2017
Indigenous Overrepresentation in the Criminal Justice System
Alternate Title
JustFacts ; July, 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Research and Statistics Division
Department of Justice Canada
Description
Brief overview of statistics gathered from various sources.
Indigenous People, Mental Health, Cognitive Disability and the Criminal Justice System
Alternate Title
Research Brief (Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse) ; no. 22
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ruth McCausland
Elizabeth McEntyre
Eileen Baldry
Description
Looks at reasons for over-representation of Indigenous people in the criminal system.
Indigenous Peoples and Gender Equality with Special Reference to Sámi Reindeer Herding
Alternate Title
Juridica Lapponica ; 48
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maura Hanrahan
Ritva Kylli
Ildikó Asztalos Morell
Elena Bogdanova
Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights under the International Conventional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Alternate Title
Torkel Oppsahls minneseminar ; April 28, 2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martin Scheinin
Description
Discussion based on cases decided under the Optional Protocol to the Convent, on the Human Rights Committee's general comments and consideration of periodic report by States parties. Focuses on Article 1: the right of all peoples to self determination; and Article 27: the protection afforded under the notions of 'culture' and 'minority'.
Indigenous Peoples of Manitoba: A Guide for Newcomers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anika Reynar
Zoe Matties
Description
Introduction to different cultural groups, their history, relationship with the Federal government and current situations.
Indigenous Peoples' Ownership and Management of Mountains: The Aotearoa/New Zealand Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacinta Ruru
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 111-138
Description
Illustrates how legislation has historically, and currently, grappled with the rights of Maori, in terms of the right to participate in the ownership and management of mountains.
Indigenous Peoples: Resource Management and Global Rights
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Fae L. Korsmo
Arctic, vol. 57, no. 1, March 2004, pp. 97-98
Description
Book review of: Indigenous Peoples, edited with contributions by Svien Jentoft, Henry Minde, Ragnar Nilsen.
Indigenous Resilience and Allyship in the Context of HIV Non-Disclosure Criminalization: Conversations with Indigenous People Living with HIV and Allies Working in Support of Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Snyder
Margaret Kîsikâw Piyêsîs
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 11, Soft Launch, Summer, 2021, pp. 114-129
Description
Using community-based interviews with Indigenous people living with HIV and their supporters to examine their strengths in regards to being marginalized in the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure.
Indigenous Rights Recognition in BC: Collection of Key Policies, Laws and Standards
Alternate Title
Indigenous Rights Recognition in British Columbia: Collection of Key Policies, Laws and Standards
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC Treaty Commission
Description
Includes analysis of three documents: Principals' Accord on Transforming Treaty Negotiations in British Columbia, Recognition and Reconciliation of Rights Policy for Treaty Negotiations in British Columbia, and The Report of the British Columbia Claims Task Force.
Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights
Alternate Title
[Modular Backgrounders] ; PRB 03-38E
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tonina Simeone
Description
Discusses the need to protect, preserve and provide for the fair use of traditional knowledge.
Indigenous Women and Sexual Assault in Canada
Alternate Title
Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tracey Lindberg
Priscilla Campeau
Maria Campbell
Description
Examines four prominent cases involving sexual violence perpetrated against Indigenous women and girls by white men to demonstrate how the Canadian legal system has failed both to protect Indigenous women and to properly punish those responsible.
The four cases are: R v Edmondson, R v Jordan, R v Ramsay, and R v Ramsay.
Chapter from Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth A. Sheehy.
Indigenous Women and Violence: Feminist Activist Research in Heightened States of Injustice
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shannon Speed
Lynn Stephen
Aída Hernández Castillo
María Teresa Sierra
Irma A. Velásquez Nimatui … [et al.]
Indigenous Women as Newspaper Representations: Violence and Action in 1960s Vancouver
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meghan Longstaffe
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 230-260
Description
Looks at articles published in The Province, the Vancouver Sun, and the Vancouver Times between 1957 and 1970, and analyzes the language that was used to describe the women and their deaths.
Indigenous Women, HIV and Gender-Based Violence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Description
Synthesizes resources and key recommendations that consider the intersections between Aboriginality, HiV and gender.
Indigenous Women in Solitary Confinement: Policy Backgrounder
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Discusses the over-incarceration Indigenous women, the overuse of administrative segregation and or/solitary confinement, and it's detrimental effects on them.
Indigenous Women's Writing and the Cultural Study of Law
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cheryl Suzack
Description
Literary works discussed: Ceremony by Lesley Marmon Silko, In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier, The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich, and The Last Standing Woman by Winona LaDuke.
Indigenous World 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shankar Limbu
Albert K. Barume
José Aylwin
Johan Strömgren
Olga Murashko .. [et al.]
Indigenous World 2021
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Belkacem Lounes
Robert K. Hitchcock
Judith Frost
Issa Diallo
Hawe Hamman Bouba … [et al.]]
The Inherent Right of Aboriginal Self-Government in Australia
Theses
Author/Creator
Olivia McLeod Barr
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--The University of British Columbia, 2004.
The Inherent Right of Self-Government: Emerging Directions For Legal Research
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Description
Research report prepared for the First Nations Governance Centre, 2004,
The Inherent Right of the Haudenosaunee to Criminal Justice Jurisdiction in Canada: A Preliminary Inquiry
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael R. Cousins
Description
Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2004.
Initial Brief of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) / Cree Nation Government to the Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Quebec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)
Cree Nation Government
Description
Commission came about due to numerous allegations of police misconduct towards Indigenous women in Val d'Or, Quebec. Its mandate is to investigate causes of systemic discrimination in the provision of police, correctional, justice, health and social services.
Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youths: Jethro Anderson, Reggie Bushie, Robyn Harper, Kyle Morriseau, Paul Panacheese,Curran Strang and Jordan Wabasse: Implementation Status Report of the Thunder Bay Police Service
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thunder Bay Police Service
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report
2019 Report
Inside Out: An Indigenous Community Radio Response to Incarceration in Western Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Clint Bracknell
Casey Kickett
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 81-98
Description
Authors examine the ways that the radio show Inside Out helps to connect imprisoned Aboriginal Australians with their families, their communities and each other. Article also discusses the access to Indigenous culture the public radio show provides to non-Indigenous people.
Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Bioprospecting: Searching for Efficient Balance of Rights
Theses
Author/Creator
Aman Gebru
Description
Juridical Sciences Thesis (JSD)--University of Toronto, 2017.
International Policy and the "Canadian Way" in Urban Aboriginal Housing
Alternate Title
Adequate and Affordable Housing for All: Research, Policy, Practice
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ryan Walker
Description
Presented at an International Housing conference, Adequate and Affordable Housing For All: Research, Policy, Practice, held June 24-27, 2004.
The International Right to Health for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper Series in Aboriginal Health. Legal Issues ; no. 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Description
Examines the right to health in international law and Canada's obligation to implement that right for Indigenous people.
International Trade Agreements and Aboriginal Water Rights: How the NAFTA Threatens the Honour of the Crown
Theses
Author/Creator
Merrell-Ann S. Phare
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--The University of Manitoba, 2004.
Interpersonal Violence and Community Safety
Alternate Title
Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017: Qanuilirpitaa? = How are we now?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard Bélanger
Gina Muckle
Anne-Julie Lafrenaye-Dugas
Natalia Poliakova
Mylene Riva … [et al.]
Description
Interrupted Relations: The Adoption of Children in Twentieth-Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Veronica Strong-Boag
BC Studies, no. 144, Winter, 2004/2005, pp. 5-30
Description
Reviews history of the BC governments' policies and legislation regarding the adoption of children and the options available to biological kin.
Interview with Nina Pacari
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nina Pacari
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 32-35
Description
Interview with Dr. Nina Pacari Vega Conejo, first Indigenous woman Foreign Secretary of the Republic of Ecuador.
To access this article, scroll down to page 32.
Intimate Partner Violence: Experiences of First Nations, Métis, Inuit women in Canada, 2018
Alternate Title
Juristat
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Loanna Heidinger
Description
Statistics gathered from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (SSPPS) which asked about experiences since the age of 15 and the 12 months preceding the survey.
Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcia Good
Ernest H. Weyland
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 2, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy and Healthcare, March 2021, pp. 1-3
Description
An introduction to the second edition dedicated to murder or missing Indigenous persons that focuses on law, prosecution, advocacy, and health care issues.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 1.
Introduction [Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice, vol. 69, no. 1, 2021]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcia Good
Ernst H. Weyand
Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 1-3
Description
An introduction to special issue that focuses on law enforcement and prevention-related issues.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 1.
Introduction: Manipi Hena Owas'in Wicunkiksuyapi (We Remember All Those Who Walked)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Waziyatawin Angela Wilson
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 151-169
Description
Article recounts the forced removal and executions of the Dakota Sioux following the “Sioux Uprising of 1862” and describes how those events are being commemorated through a memorial walk from the Lower Sioux Reservation on Minnesota to Fort Snelling in St. Paul, MN.
Introduction: Native Women and State Violence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Luana Ross
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 1-7
Description
Introduces articles on violence against Native women.
Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut: Analysis, Forecast, and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Martin
Description
Report intended to review some of the history and key data, and assess the prospects for preservation of Inuktut.
Invisible Indigenes: The Politics of Nonrecognition
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alexander Dawson
BC Studies, no. 144, 2004/2005, pp. 121-122
Description
Book review of: Invisible Indigenes by Bruce Granville Miller.
To access this review, scroll to page 121.
Is Being "Really Iñupiaq" a Form of Cultural Property?
Alternate Title
Properties of Culture - Culture as Property: Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Barbara Bodenhorn
Description
Looks at the differences between cultural property, culture as property, and the property of culture.
Chapter in book: Properties of Culture - Culture as Property: Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia edited by Erich Kasten.
The Issue of Indigenous Underrepresentation in Canadian Criminal Juries
Alternate Title
AP-LS News ; June 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Logan Ewanation
Evelyn M. Maeder
Jane Dickson
Description
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.
Jails in Indian Country, 2019–2020 and the Impact of COVID-19 on the Tribal Jail Population
Alternate Title
Bulletin (Bureau of Justice Statistics) ; NCJ 300801
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Todd D. Minton
[Michael B. Field
E. Ann Carson]
The Jay Treaty Free Passage Right in Theory and Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlin C. M. Smith
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.
Jean Chretien's Legacy of Betrayal and Deceit: An Overview of Federal Indian Policy, 1968-2004 in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Russell Diabo
First Nations Strategic Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 1, August 29, 2004 , p. [?]
Description
Overview in chronological order and bullet form.
Jurisdictional Solutions in Indian Country to Support Missing or Murdered Indigenous People Efforts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Denke
Bruce Lee
Matthew Lysakowski
Jason O'Neal
Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 71-89
Description
A discussion about jurisdictional issues and some of the typical partnerships with Indigenous communities used to address the situation.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 71.
Jurisprudential Challenges
Alternate Title
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.
Justice and the Outsider: Juristiction over Non-Members in Tribal Legal Systems
Alternate Title
University of Conneticut School of Law Articles and Working Papers. Paper 16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bethany R. Berger
Description
Discusses the assumptions made by the Supreme Court in the United States, when reaching its decisions regarding the powers of Tribal courts, and the views of Native Americans on reservations about those assumptions.
Justice is Indivisible: Palestine as a Feminist Issue
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nada Elia
Decolonization, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. [45]-63
Description
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.