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.
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.
Inside the Issues 3.28 - Indigenous Rights in Global Governance
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Andrew Thompson
Terry Mitchell
José Aylwin
Description
Discusses project on Internationalization of Ingenious rights and governance and government accountability for a standard to advance the cultural survival and human rights of Indigenous people.
Duration: 31:32
Excerpts from author's talk discussing Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group's complaint against Canada before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and his book Savage Anxieties.
Duration: 55:17.
Contends that Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBAs) can help to build constructive and mutually beneficial relationships between mining companies and Aboriginal communities.
Part of: Proceedings of the 59th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute (2013)
The Internationalisation of Indigenous Rights: UNDRIP in the Canadian Context: Special Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Mitchell
Ken Coates
Cairin Holroyd
Yvonne Boyer
Thierry Rodon ... Bonita Beatty ... [et al.]
Description
Members of the Internationalization of Indigenous Rights
Research Group report on various aspects of Canada's failure to fully implement the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
[Northern Territory Bar Association 2014 Dili Timor Leste Conference Papers]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judith Kelly
Description
Paper given at the NTBA Dili Conference, July 10- 12, 2014 in association with the School of Law, [Charles Darwin University: 'Common Issues: Common Solutions'.]
Transitional Justice Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 2013, pp. 59-96
Description
Examines the design and work of two Canadian commissions of inquiry, the Manitoba Aboriginal Justice Inquiry (AJI) and the Missing Women Inquiry (MWI).
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Indigenous Knowledges: Resurgence, Implementation, and Collaboration in Social Work, December 2014, pp. 1-4
Description
Introduction to themed issue containing articles based on presentations given at the Second International Indigenous Voices in Social Work, July 8-11, 2013.
University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 64, no. 4, Special Issue: Residential School Litigation and Settlement, August 2014, pp. 479-485
Description
Introduction to articles in special issue based on conference held at the University in Toronto January 2013 regarding Canadian legal system, dealing with the legacy of residential schools, and the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Database used for tracking people and community changes using population, education, culture, labour force, wellbeing, income, government, and housing categories. Sources include Northwest Territories Bureau of Statistics, Statistics Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Presenter discusses how reconciliation is about more than equality but also about recognizing the possibility of continuing difference.
Duration: 31:44.
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.
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 26, no. 1, White Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in the Canadian Context: A Tribute to Patricia Monture, 2014, pp. 51-80
Description
Discusses the inquest and inquiry into the deaths of Neil Stonechild, Rodney Niastus, and Lawrence Wegner within the context of urban settler-Aboriginal relations.
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.
Research aims to support the creation of Indigenous law materials for communities, academic institutions, and practitioners with a focus on Inuit perspectives.
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.