Brief description of why the Indian Claims Commission was established and what it does. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 8, Indigenous Social Work Practices and Theories, August 2012, pp. 13-41
Description
Looks at the disproportionate number of Indigenous children placed in child protection systems due to their mothers victimized by intimate partner violence.
Societies Without Borders, vol. 7, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-28
Description
Contends that United States has failed to meet treaty obligations to Native nations or meet international obligations of human rights within the context of Native women's health.
Recommendations based on literature review and responses to 71 survey questions. Survey included questions about substance use and addictions, history of sexual abuse, reasons for entering sex trade, and barriers to leaving it. Sample consisted of 14 current or former workers between the ages of 19 and 34.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-23
Description
Explores the lack of consultation of Bill 191 beginning in 2009 and concludes that minimum standards and protocols are not being met and there has been little improvement in process.
Father Involvement in Canada: Diversity, Renewal, and Transformation
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Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Kerry Daly
Description
Looks at the experiences of fathers varying by age, ethnicity, marital status, and context.
Chapter 1 from Father Involvement in Canada: Diversity, Renewal, and Transformation. Scroll down to appropriate page.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 9, no. 1, November 2012, pp. 52-59
Description
Studies the use of opioid substitution therapy as treatment for prescription dependence.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 52.
English and Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Madurai Kamaraj University, 2012.
Focuses on works by Maria Campbell, Beatrice Culleton, Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 53, no. 2, 1989, pp. 301-325
Description
Examines various cases with respect to fiduciary obligations of the Crown, and argues that there seems to be a movement to discount the distinction between surrendered and unsurrendered reserve land.
Arbutus Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Focus on Indigenous Governance, 2012, pp. 98-115
Description
Looks at the Supreme Court of Canada's tendency to characterize Aboriginal rights as arising from the Crown's fiduciary responsibilities, rather than being inherent.