Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice , vol. 59, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 313-345
Description
Looks at current and historical trends at provincial/territorial and federal levels using data from the Adult Correctional Services Survey conducted by Statistics Canada.
Reports on the launch of an Aboriginal program that offers an offender in Canada an alternative form of justice in a culturally appropriate environment.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 2, 2006, pp. 229-244
Description
Examines project initiated to determine why Aboriginals are underrepresented in high school science classes, how to improve participation rates and promote the choice of science-related occupations.
Summarizes key decisions relevant to industry and project proponents and discusses how they effect carrying out the duty to consult with Indigenous peoples.
Justice as Healing, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Describes principles of restorative justice within the criminal justice system and how certain legal theories make implementation difficult. For Part 2 see, Justice as Healing, Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer, 1999.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Justice as Healing, vol. 4, no. 2, Summer, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Continuation of an article that compares and contrasts aspects of Aboriginal concepts of justice and those practised in the current criminal justice system.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Interchange, vol. 25, no. 4, December 1994, pp. 389-394
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal Languages and Education: The Canadian Experience edited by S. Morris, K. McLeod, and M. Danesi and They Write Their Dreams on the Rock Forever: Rock Writings in the Stein River Valley of British Columbia by A. York, R. Daly and C. Arnett.
Discusses practices which foster skills such as critical thinking, participation, communication, problem-solving, decision-making, creative thinking, collaboration, and information gathering.
Brief history of two categories, "Inuit literature" and "Native and Métis literature" from from Routledge Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English.
Largely based on Statistics Canada's 2001 Census of Population, and supplemented by information from Labour Force Survey and Manitoba Bureau of Statistics' demographic projections.
Describes vision and action strategies for Aboriginal Mental Health by providing influential background factors, documentation, direction for service providers, and coordination of facilities and service delivery.
Examines section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code which states that a judge is to consider "all available sanctions other than imprisonment that are reasonable in the circumstances for all offenders, with particular attention to the circumstances of Aboriginal offenders."
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 97, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 305-[?]
Description
Diabetes Outreach Van Enhancement (DOVE) study conducted to determine whether demographic or clinical differences existed between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients with type 2 diabetes.
Includes historical review of the industry and its impact on the Inuit, role of mining sector in the Canadian economy, and identification of key problems and opportunities with respect to Inuit participation.
Study undertaken assess what steps could be taken by Community Legal Education Ontario to improve access. Fifty-six individuals from over 40 agencies provided information through interviews or focus groups.
Includes discussion of historical context, contemporary (1994) population and socio-economic conditions, funding arrangements and jurisdictions, and recommendations for facilitating movement towards self-government.
Case studies provide an overview of how aboriginal communities have come to terms with mining and mineral exploration in their territories. They are: Innu Nation and Inco's Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine/Mill; Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation and BHP Diamonds Inc.; Tahltan First Nation, the mining industry, and environmental assessment; Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation and B.Y.G. Mt. Nansen Gold Mine; Makivik Corporation and Falconbridge's Raglan Mine; and Nishnawbi-Aski Nation and Ontario's living legacy.