Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Start Phoenix, November 18, 2011, p. A13
Description
Argues that implementing the crime bill will reverse restorative justice programs and will have a negative impact on Aboriginal People.
On Shifting Roles and Responsibilities in Canadian Indigenous Community-Based Language Research
Theses
Author/Creator
Melissa K. Grimes
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2011.
"Once We Became Aware"
Alternate Title
Missing Women, Missing News: Covering Crisis in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
David Hugill
Description
Discusses the lack of attention paid by authorities and the press to the number of women who had gone missing from the Downtown Eastside.
Introduction from Missing Women, Missing News: Covering Crisis in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside by David Hugill.
One Law for All?: Aboriginal People and Criminal Law in Early South Australia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alan Pope
'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.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Oral History on Trial: Recognizing Aboriginal Narratives in the Courts
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bruce Granville Miller
Description
Introduction from book: Oral History on Trial: Recognizing Narratives in the Courts by Bruce Granville Miller. A case for merging oral narratives into legal proceedings. Includes a few pages from chapter 1.
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.
Our Betrayed Wards: A Story of "Chicanery, Infidelity and the Prostitution of Trust"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R. N. Wilson
Chris Willmore
Description
Originally published in 1921. This version transcribed, curated and with additions. The author was the Indian Agent for the "Blood and Peigan" Indians from 1898 to 1911.
Our Children , Our Future: The Health and Well-being of First Nations Children in Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mariette Chartier
Marni Brownel
Leona Star
Nora Murdoc
Rhonda Campbell … [et al.]
Our Generation: A Study Guide
Alternate Title
Screen Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Lewis
Description
To accompany to award-winning film about violations of Aboriginal rights in Australia.
Our Health Counts Thunder Bay Factsheets
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michael Rotondi]
[Stephanie McConkey]
[Michelle Firestone]
[Ramanpreet Brar]
[M. Hardy}
... [et.al]
Description
Survey conducted using Respondent-Driven Sampling resulted in 601 adult and 229 child surveys being completed. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, discrimination, and access to justice.
"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 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
“Ours from the top to the very bottom”: Seneca Land, Colonial Development, Proto-Conservation, and Resistance in the Early American Republic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Dennis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 1-34
Description
An exploration of Seneca's battle to their assert sovereignty over their lands in the face of challenges, historically by progressive conservatism and now by modern environmentalism.
Out in the Open: Elected Female Leadership in Canada's First Nations Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cora Voyageur
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 48, no. 1, February 2011, pp. 67-85
Description
Provides an analysis of the First Nations women who served as chiefs and councilors across Canada, and explores whether gender makes a difference in their experiences as leaders.
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.
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.
The Overlap between the Child Welfare and Youth Criminal Justice Systems: Documenting "Cross-Over Kids" in Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marni Brownell
Nathan Nickel
Lorna Turnbull
Wendy Au
Okechukwu Ekuma … [et al.]
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.
Passamaquoddy Peoples: Canada's Denial of Recognition as Just Another Path to Extinction
Alternate Title
Native Awareness Days ; 2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Hugh Akagi
Description
Speaker discusses the implications of the Federal government's refusal to recognize the First Nation.
Part 1: 23:48.
Part 2: 22:55.
A Path Forward: Toward Respectful Governance of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Data Housed at CIHI
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Description
Explains how the institute is working toward aligning its organizational policies and procedures with the principle of Indigenous data sovereignty.
"Updated August 2020".
The Path to Homeownership: Stories from First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Real Estate Association
Description
Highlights several successful initiatives across Canada which help individuals fund the purchase, or building, of a home. Many have set up a system of band-controlled revolving funds to deal with the restrictions of the Indian Act.
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
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada National Strategy to Prevent Abuse in Inuit Communities: Environmental Scan of Inuit Elder Abuse Awareness
E-Books
Author/Creator
Phillip Bird
Peace With the Kootenay Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
[William Winder]
Alberta History, vol. 59, no. 4, Autumn, 2011, p. 26
Description
Presents a report from the RCMP files describing an incident between the Kootenay Indians and the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Macleod.
Peacekeeping Initiatives in Saskatchewan: Community-based Enhancements to Engagement and Public Safety
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rick Peach
Description
Outlines challenges associated with First Nations Policing Programs and highlights some of the programs developed to address them.
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.
Plain Talk 14: First Nations Accountability
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at Bill C-27, The Financial Accountability and Transparency of First Nations Bill.
Plain Talk 4: Treaties
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Presents the history of treaties between the Crown and First Nations of Canada.
Plain Talk 5: The Indian Act
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Provides a history of the impacts of the implementation of the Indian Act, which was passed in 1876.
Plain Talk 6: Residential Schools
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Describes the history of Canada's residential schools which were financed by the federal government, but largely run by various religious organizations.
PLAINspeak: Bill C-3 (McIvor) and Cunningham: Métis Nation Registry or Indian Act Status: Choosing Your Legal Identity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis National Council
Description
Discusses eligibility for each designation and explains why you must declare as one or the other even though you may meet criteria for both.
Police Service Building Relationships, New Facility
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Braden Dupuis
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 8, August 2011, p. 3,14
Description
Describes the strides taken by the Saskatoon police to ensure a welcoming environment for the aboriginal community in the new police headquarters, including a cultural room and a memorial for murdered and missing women.
Article located by scrolling to pages 3 and 14.
Police Services and Inuit in Nunavik (Arctic Québec): Knowing Each Other Better to Help Each Other Better
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie-Ève Marchand
Pascale Laneuville
Caroline Hervé
Francis Lévesque
Description
Discusses the history of policing in the area, main characteristics and challenges of the Kativik Regional Police Force, and Nunavimmiut perceptions and experiences of law enforcement. Concludes with specific action priorities to improve relations.
Policy Issues in American Indian Health Governance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald Warne
The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, vol. 39, no. s1, Supplement , Spring, 2011, pp. 42-45
Description
Overview of tribally managed health services.
Political Demonstrations and Spectacles During the Rebellion Losses Controversy in Upper Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Radforth
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 92, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 1-41
Description
Examines the controversial law enacted in 1849 to compensate Lower Canadians who lost property during the Rebellions of 1837, and the strategies used to defuse the political protests.
Political Responses
Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
The Politics of Identity: Who Counts as Aboriginal Today?
Theses
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Carlson
Description
Social Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New South Wales, 2011.
The Power of a Single Feather: Meech Lake, Indigenous Resistance and the Evolution of Indigenous Politics in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Peach
Review of Constitutional Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, 2011, pp. 1-29
Description
Examines how the Meech Lake Accord resulted in increased activism and the implications for national politics and Aboriginal policy. Also explores how the momentum of that period has been lost and what could be done to renew it.
Practical Guide to Inclusive and Rights-Based Responses to COVID-19 in the Americas
E-Books
Author/Creator
Secretariat for Access to Rights and Equity
Department of Social Inclusion
Organization of American States (GS/OAS)
Pre-litigation Agreements in Aboriginal Rights and Title Litigation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
F. Matthew Kirchner
Description
Materials prepared for a conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted by Pacific Business & Law Institute, April 7th and 8th, 2011.
A President in Indian Country: Calvin Coolidge and Lakota Diplomacy in the Summer of 1927
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Steven Zimmer
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 215-234
Description
Looks at how Henry Standing Bear and Chauncey Yellow Robe capitalized on the historical presidential visit to the Pine Ridge reservation.
A Primer on the Constitutional Duty to Consult
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
OKT Law
Description
Explains the Duty to Consult and Accommodate, Section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982 to protect Aboriginal and treaty rights.
Prisoning Indigenous Women: Strength and Resilience in the Face of Systemic Trauma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Grekul
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 2020, pp. 3-24
Description
Uses a victimization-criminalization-incarceration cycle concept to describe the various factors that impact Indigenous women and contribute to their overrepresentation in the prison system.