English Thesis (M.A.)--East Carolina University, 2016
Refers to Louise Erdrich's novel The Round House, Christine Welsh's documentary Finding Dawn, and Qwo-Li Driskall's poetry collection Walking with Ghosts.
Black Diaspora Review , vol. 1, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 4-30
Description
Analysis of the three groups looks at internal problems encountered, the role and contributions of women, and methods used by the groups to get noticed.
Based upon synthesis of views and perspectives found in published studies, three key areas of concern are: the social ills generated by the wage labour relationship including substance use and domestic stress and reduction in engagement in cultural practices and shared family experiences; environmental effects of the industry and therefore on traditional practices taking place on the land; and a formal role in partnerships in order to establish legally binding protection for their rights.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 4-5, 2016, pp. e342-e346
Description
Recommendations: to provide enough counselling and services for trauma recovery; community response teams to deal with victims, families and perpetrators; community led protection for families; specialized resource packages for families and service providers.
Detailed chronology and analysis of police actions in case involving disappearance and murder of numerous women by serial killer Robert Pickton from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Vancouver Police Department report gives chronology of events and analysis of factors of that contributed to failure to recognize that serial killer Robert Pickton was operating in the area.
SMSociety '16: Proceedings of the 7th 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mylynn Felt
Description
Looks at election-related tweets which carried hashtag #MMIW; content analysis showed that they mostly commonly conveyed hope, anger and disgust.
Paper from: SMSociety '16: Proceedings of the 7th 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 4, 2016, pp. 71-81
Description
Thirty-four female and 23 male participants were asked about human papillomavirus perceptions, experiences and vaccination decision-making strategies. Knowledge level, access barriers, fear of side effects, and poor risk perception were modifiable while cultural influences and adverse historical events were not.
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 25, no. 1, 2010, pp. 21-49
Description
Looks at various socially and culturally constructed categories of discrimination and demonstrates the need for courts to employ multidimensionality theory in cases of complex oppression.
Focuses on the crisis situation and the need for action as everyday a girl or woman is murdered, disappears or is sexually assaulted.
Duration: 1:15:15.
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 2, no. 2, Global Solidarity Symposium, 2016
Description
Presentation by the Director of Women's Studies Program, Southern Connecticut State University and Fenmei Niahosa, Indigenous human rights activist, singer and performer at the Global Solidarity Symposium, State University of New York, November 7, 2016.
Duration: 56:29.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, July/August 2010, pp. 32-34
Description
Comments on action areas and strategies based on issues brought forward by representatives of each State and Territory at the Australian Women's Health Network National Conference.
Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls: Planning For Change - Towards a National Inquiry and an Effective National Action Plan, January 30-31, 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Feminist Alliance for International Action
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Discusses twenty-two recommendations from symposium for the design of a national inquiry into murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
Tensions in the Design of a National Inquiry on Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls
[Special Lectures, 2015-2016]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shelagh Day
Description
Presentation by the Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Canadian Feminist Alliance on International Action regarding what an inquiry would look like and the issue of tensions in the design of a national inquiry.
Duration: 1:15:52.
Reports results of consultations about issues raised by bill S-3 and Canada's revision of the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec's ruling in the Deschenaux case.
No Action, No Progress: FAFIA’s Report on Canada’s Progress in Implementing the 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
Description
"Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action Report on Canada's Progress in Implementing Priority Recommendations Made by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in 2008".
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 3, Special Issue on Encounter of Two Worlds: The Next Five Hundred Years, 1993, pp. 121-130
Description
While others celebrate the 'discovery' of the New World, the 1.5 million Aboriginal peoples in the United States will celebrate their survival against centuries of genocide, legal restrictions on religion and language and other oppressive measures.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 188, no. 5, March 15, 2016, pp. E78-E79
Description
Editorial asserts that missing and murdered aboriginal women should not be just labeled a law enforcement problem, but also a health and societal problem.
B.C. CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women] Group
Description
Contends that the Government of British Columbia stands in violation of its obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Report card presents an 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.
Report card follows letter to the families, communities, stakeholders and commissioners.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 253-276
Description
Focuses on ways to examine author Eden Robinson’s novel using approaches based on creation stories and urban "post-Indian" perspectives.
Reports on responses to 13 questions about experiences of Indigenous girls, consultations with community members about what is happening, and what is needs to be done, and concludes with four recommendations based on research.