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Summary of Conference Reporter: The Honourable Richard Scott

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Between Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in: Reflections from the Centre of Turtle Island
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Richard Scott
Presented by Former Chief Justice of Manitoba, Distinguished Jurist in Residence, University of Manitoba. Duration: 27:28.
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Summary of Legal Needs Assessment

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network(CAAN)
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Study involved consultations, key informant interviews and a focus group about HIV and/or hepatitis C (HCV) in Indigenous communities. Most responses fell into two broad categories: stigma and discrimination in the context of health care and other settings and concerns about privacy and confidentiality, with a number of sub-themes.
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Summary Report: A Call for Action

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National Aboriginal Women's Summit ; 2007
National Aboriginal Women's Summit: Strong Women, Strong Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Women's Summit
Summarizes discussions which centered around three themes: health, safety and wellness, equality and empowerment, and strength, balance and honour. Summit produced 137 recommendations.
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Support for First Nations' Land Claims Amongst Members of the Wilderness Preservation Movement: the Potential for an Environmental Justice Movement in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna L. Robinson
D. B. Tindall
Erin Seldat
Gabriela Pechlaner
Local Environment, vol. 12, no. 6, December 2007, pp. 579-598
Examines the relationship between identification with the environmental movement and support for First Nations' land claims in order to determine the potential for an environmental justice movement in British Columbia.
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The Supreme Court of Canada’s Betrayal of Residential School Survivors: Ignorance is No Excuse

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Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sheila McIntyre
Using the example of E.B. v. Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of B.C., argues that the Court and civil law failed to hold governments and public institutions accountable for the abuse of children in their care. Excerpt from: Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice & Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth Sheehy. Entire book on one pdf. To access chapter scroll to p. 151.
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A Survey of the Administration of Justice Respecting the Inuit of Northern Quebec

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Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; APC 5 CA (1992)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Corinne Jetté
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
Document relies extensively on interviews with workers and professionals in two northern communities, and finds the administration of justice to be cumbersome and inadequate. Recommendations are appropriate systems relative to culture, education and socio-economic reality.
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Survey Report on the Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Southern Chief's Organization [Manitoba]
Reports findings of survey which asked 23 questions about the Calls to Justice. Topics were: culture, health and wellness, policing, corrections, media and social influencers, education, child welfare, natural resource extraction, human security, and rights.
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Take No Prisoners: Indigenous Women Leaders in the Provincial First Nations Court

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Centre for Feminist Legal Studies Lecture Series
[Centre for Feminist Legal Studies Fall Lecture Series]
[CFLS Fall 2015 Lecture Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shelly Johnson
Speaks about the four phases of an Indigenous therapeutic jurisprudence research project and leadership and role of the Indigenous women within the courts. Duration: 01:03:30.
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Tales out of School

Articles » General
The Economist, vol. 357, no. 8194, October 28, 2000, p. 36
Overview of pending cases about abuse in residential schools.
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Talks Proceed Without Agreement

Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 4, April 2002, p. 14
Negotiations with federal government continue over issues such as capping compensation for victims of residential school abuse.
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Tangled, Lost and Bitter? Current Directions in Writing of Native History in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerry Abel
Acadiensis, vol. 26, no. 1, Autumn, 1996, pp. 92-101
Review essay of: Bitter Feast: Amerindians and Europeans in Northeaster North America, 1600-64 by Denis Delage. Lost Harvests: Prairie Indian Reserve Farmers and Government Policy by Sarah Carter. The Tangled Webs of History: Indians and the Law in Canada's Pacific Coast Fisheries by Diane Newell. Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schoolsby J.R. Miller.
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Teaching and Learning about Justice Through Wahkohtowin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Buhler
Priscilla Settee
Nancy Van Styvendale
Annual Review of Interdisciplinary Justice Research, vol. 4, Fall, 2014, pp. 182-210
Overview of project that brought together university students, Aboriginal high school students and former gang members. Focuses on interconnectedness and kinship.
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Teaching Indian Law and Creating Agents of Change

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christopher Harrington
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 2, American Indian Law, Winter, November 8, 2015, pp. [25-27,7]
Discusses how courses delivered at tribal colleges not only support sovereignty, nation building, and college missions, but also provide an appropriate environment for students learning about the often emotionally-charged history of federal law and policies.
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Therapeutic Experience of Responsible Democracy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry F. Dobyns
American Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, Indian today, Fall, 1965, pp. 171-186
Looks at how John Collier changed the social structure of administration when he became Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1933.
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Thinking About Indigenous Legal Orders

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Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Val Napoleon
Author uses experiences with decentralized societies in western Canada to understand Indigenous legal orders and law.
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Though Skeptical of Government Intentions - Starblanket, Ahenakew Commend Berger Pipeline Inquiry Findings

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Though Sceptical of Government Intentions - Starblanket, Ahenakew Commend Berger Pipeline Inquiry Findings
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 5, May 1977, p. 49
Noel Starblanket, president of the National Indian Brotherhood, and David Ahenakew, Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, comment on Mackenzie Valley inquiry and the findings about pipeline development in the far north.
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Three Arguments for First Nation Public Nuisance Standing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Gage
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, 2008, pp. 39-66
Analyzes reasons in favour of the First Nations public nuisance standing rule and concludes there's compelling reasons to re-examine the rule more generally.
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Title and Treaties: The Métis Litigation Perspective

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Between Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in: Reflections From the Centre of Turtle Island
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Presenter discusses three cases: Tsilhqot'in, Manitoba Métis Federation, and Daniels. Duration: 1:06:30.
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Toronto Drug Treatment Court: Program Summary

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Toronto Drug Treatment Court
Justice as Healing, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring, 2003, p. [?]
Outlines objectives, key components, impacts achieved in the American context, and main features of the Toronto court. Purpose of courts is to "integrate alcohol and other drug treatment services with justice system case processing”.
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Toward a Great Sioux Nation Judicial Support Center and Supreme Court: An Interim Planning and Recommendation Report for the Wakpa Sica Historical Society's Reconciliation Place Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Pommersheim
John P. LaVelle
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 183-232
Encourages the strengthening of existing tribal judicial systems and discusses the potential benefits of a distinct Supreme Court.
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Toward an Administrative Carcieri Fix

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Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Oliver
Peter Vicaire
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Looks at the three points of law concerning the Supreme Court's Carcieri decision which concerned taking lands into trust for Indian tribes federally recognized in 1934 when the IRA (Indian Reorganizaiton Act) was passed.
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Toward an Indigenous Jurisprudence of Rape

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sarah Deer
Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy , no. 14, 2004-2005, pp. 121-154
Looks at importance of development, jurisdictional issues, tribal authority, historical context and visions for the future.
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