Justice as Healing, vol. 4, no. 3, Fall, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Discussion of the impact of the decision on the sentencing, clarification of duty to consider factors in the sentencing of Aboriginal offenders.
Sample articles from the publication Justice As Healing are provided courtesy of the Native Law Centre of Canada. Subscriptions are available from the Centre.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-16
Description
A study partnership on Manitoulin Island between Indigenous communities, researchers and health boards identifies the barriers stopping effective self-managed health care for diabetes.
[University of Saskatchewan College of Law Guest Speakers Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mary Eberts
Description
Video of lecture given by the Ariel Sallows Chair in Human Rights at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law on October 24, 2011. Speaker discusses portrayal of Aboriginal women in the Ecstasy of Rita Jo by George Ryga and the Manawaka cycle by Margaret Laurence as they relate to the current context.
Duration: 42:18.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 07, no. 2, 1983, pp. 3-23
Description
Discusses the 1796, Seven Nations Treaty, the context in which it was concluded, whether entered into lawfully, not ratified by congress, and its applicability to Mohawk land claims in 1974.
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Ottawa, 1999.
"This thesis compares and contrasts the current legal protections provided to sexually abused, non-Aboriginal children with that afforded to Aboriginal children of Canada."
Presents stories from various First Nations in hopes that they will inspire change in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities across the country to take action on climate change and energy issues.
Paths: The Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan
Description
Four modules specifically developed for dealing with issues experienced by Aboriginal women: circular thinking, colonization and the historical context, effects of culture loss on identity, and values.
Each module includes readings and activities.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 159-173
Description
Examines the US Federal Court Case to determine the Aboriginal treaty rights, in Washington State, to take Shellfish (in the law case shellfish were termed all marine life other than fin fish).
Brief video based on children's book of the same name which tells the story of a young girl taken from her family and sent to residential school.
Duration: 6:05.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 6–19
Description
Overview of an initiative to document and map Inuit sea ice use in Nunavut and Nunavik communities, with a discussion of how Inuit knowledge of sea ice is important to the climatic changes and the cultural and social changes in the Arctic regions.
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 302-304
Description
Book review of: SIKU: Knowing Our Ice. Documenting Inuit Sea Ice Knowledge and Use by Igor Krupnik, Claudio Aporta, Shari Gearheard, Gita J. Laidler, Lene Kielsen.
PBS Frontline documentary examines the sexual abuse of children committed by Catholic Church priests and employees during the late 1960s and early 1970s in St. Michael, Alaska.
Contains graphic descriptions that some viewers may find disturbing.
Duration: 28:16.
Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, vol. 33, no. 4, Racism, Colonialism, and Film in Canada, 2011, pp. 306-317
Description
Argues that placing Aboriginal culture and history on parr with other groups in a multicultural context is a way to ignore their unique position and sovereign rights in Canada.
Program expected that individuals would provide labour required to erect their own houses and examined the use of simplified housing "kits" which met design requirements and budget limitations.