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Ottawa Moves to Resolve Crisis

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 10, December 2000, p. 1
Prime Minister directs Herb Gray to look for solutions, but numerous unresolved issues remain between federal government and churches in residential schools dispute.
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Our Health Counts London

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michelle Firestone
Raglan Maddox
Kristen O’Brien
Chloé Xavier
Gertie Mai Muise
Brian Dokis
Janet Smylie]
Surveyed over 750 Indigenous people living, working or accessing health/social services in the city. In addition to health questions, respondents were also asked about other topics such as culture and identity, criminal justice, parenting and involvement with child protection agencies, and missing persons.
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Our Health Counts Thunder Bay Factsheets

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michael Rotondi]
[Stephanie McConkey]
[Michelle Firestone]
[Ramanpreet Brar]
[M. Hardy}
... [et.al]

Survey conducted using Respondent-Driven Sampling resulted in 601 adult and 229 child surveys being completed. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, discrimination, and access to justice.

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Our Identities as Civic Power

Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]

Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.

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Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
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Overview and Big Questions: Invited Speakers

Alternate Title
Between Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in: Reflections From the Centre of Turtle Island
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Peter Hutchins
Presenter wraps up the conference by asking the big question: where is the rule of law and is it still applicable in state indigenous relations, not only common law, but international law, and indigenous law? Duration: 31:50.
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An Overview of Registered Indian Conditions in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
N. H. Lithwick
Marvin Schiff
Eric Vernon
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
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Packaging Protest: Media Coverage of Indigenous People's Collective Action

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rima Wilkes
Catherine Corrigall-Brown
Daniel J. Myers
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 47, no. 4, 2010, pp. 327-357
Discussion on media coverage across multiple instances of collective action by Indigenous peoples. The article attempts to identify factors associated with the quality and quantity of event media coverage.
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Palm Island: Through a Long Lens

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jonathan Richards
Aboriginal History, vol. 34, 2010, pp. 267-275
Book review of: Palm Island by Joanna Watson. Review located by scrolling to page 267.
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Parable of the Hummingbird

Alternate Title
Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Uses a story to illustrate that every action counts. Speaker at the 2nd International Conference on Restorative Practices: Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice, May 31st-June 5th, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Duration: 20:53.
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Parental 'Consent' to Child Removal in Stolen Generations Cases

Alternate Title
Past Law, Present Histories
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thalia Anthony
Honni van Rijswijk
Discusses what constituted consent. Chapter from Past Law, Present Histories edited by Diane Kirkby.Discusses what constituted consent. Entire book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 193.
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Participatory Action Research in Native Communities: Cultural Opportunities and Legal Implications

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tony Hoare
Chris Levy
Michael P. Robinson
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1993, pp. 43-68
Examines the viability of participatory action research (PAR) as a tool for collecting Indigenous knowledge evidence for use in negotiation and litigation of land claims and related issues.
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The Patent and the Indians: The Problem of Jurisdiction in Seventeenth-Century New England

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Barnes Moynihan
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 1977, pp. 8-18
Discusses Roger Williams' challenges to Puritans' assertion that they had jurisdiction over both Indigenous peoples and their lands, and uses the conflict between the Narragansett and dissident Rhode Islanders as a case study.
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Peacemaking Circles & Urban Youth

Alternate Title
Peacemaking Circles and Urban Youth
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Carolyn Boyes-Watson
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 2, K-12 Education, Winter, 2009
Book review of: Peacemaking Circles & Urban Youth by Michael Thompson.
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A People Without Law

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard B. Collins
Karla D. Miller
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 2006, pp. 83-117
Examines the history behind the relatively few number of lawsuits launched by Native Americans during the 1830-1968 time period.
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Permanency for Children & Youth in Care [British Columbia]: Case Data and Trends [as of May 31, 2018]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Government of British Columbia]
Data for Indigenous and general population on: caseloads, reasons for care and court orders for protection; breakdown of 'neglect', care plan current and complete rate; residential placement types; hotel placements; trend for numbers in care; and youth agreements.
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Peyote and Native American Church

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alice Kulhánková
Comments on peyote connection with Native American Church ceremonies and presents general information and description of Native American Church. Bachelor's Thesis towards undergraduate degree in [English Language and Literature]--University of West Bohemia, 2014.
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Philosophy of Law in the Arctic

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawid Bunikowski
Jaakko Husa
Diana Ginn
Ko Husegawa
Karol Dobrzeniecki ... [et al.]
Articles cover five themes: Arctic cosmologies, beliefs, art and shamanism; Arctic lands, waters, and environment; Indigenous rights and customary law; topics for future teaching.
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Playing the Devil's Advocate: Anthropology in Delgamuukw

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John J. Cove
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, vol. 19, no. 2, November 1996, pp. 53-58
Focuses on the reasons for the court discarding most anthropological testimony in Delgamuukw v. the Queen.
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