Law & Justice

Diocese may be forced into bankruptcy rather than being able to declare it voluntarily.

Diocese still plans to close in 12 months due to financial repercussions of residential school lawsuits, but continues discussions with government representatives.

Website contains news, resources and links to health services, family support services, child and family services, research and development, and family justice.

Describes claims handled by Regina lawyer, Tony Merchant, against the federal government and churches in Canada.

Reports that the Maasai customary land tenure system and most traditional practices are no longer applicable because of present land policies and laws. To access this article, scroll down to page 42.

Law Thesis (L.L.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2009.

Chapter 5 in: Good Governance: A Guide for Trustees, School Boards, Directors of Education and Communities by the Ontario School Trustees. Discusses education in First Nations communities and the role of school board.

Discusses an aboriginal leaders request for the Anglican Church to back aboriginal Canadians demands regarding court rulings on treaty rights.

Discusses the crisis of the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the child welfare system as a direct consequence of the residential school system.

Overview of first phase of multi-year program includes environmental scan, questionnaires and literature review for assessment.

Examines child poverty in accordance to the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child ratified in 1991.

Argues that while the process is not an easy one, Aboriginal control and administration of Aboriginal child welfare is essential to reduce the rates of children in care.

Examines the role of the courts as an instrument for "racist structures in child welfare law" instituted by provincial legislation.

Reprint from the Prairie Messenger describing a report from the Canadian Council of Social Development to the Canadian Indian Lawyers Association.

Comments on the factors that need to be addressed in order for the court and administrative systems to be more accessible to children.

Provides an overview of the case involving child custody proceedings.

Renegotiation of agreement sought due to Roman Catholic Church exemption from paying compensation.

Government asks for representation at Alternative Dispute Resolution process for former students of residential schools in Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

Signatures collected from across country in support of aboriginal land claims to be presented to federal government in June, 2001.

If appeal is successful federal government would have to pay larger share of the settlement in lawsuit involving St.George's Residential School in Lytton, B.C.

Decision details eight years of abuse inflicted on boys by Derek Clarke and states that principal and bishop must have had knowledge of his actions.

Campaign to urge federal government to settle the residential schools issue.

Government representative and Assembly of First Nations (AFN) negotiate compensation package for residential school students.

Settlements and legal fees incurred in residential schools lawsuits force church into deficit even after disposing of liquid assets.

Book review of: The Circle Game: Shadows and Substance in the Indian Residential School Experience in Canada by Roland Chrisjohn, Sherri Young, Michael Maraun. Book review found by scrolling to page 226.

Book review of: Cis Dideen Kat - When Plumes Rise by Jo-Anne Fiske and Betty Patrick. Scroll down to page 99 to read book review.

Book review of: Cis Dideen Kat, When the Plumes Rise, by Jo-Anne and Betty Patrick.

Uses judicial decisions to examine how plaintiffs have fared in tort actions focusing on three issues: credibility, damage assessment and vicarious liability.

"Paper presented at Canadian Aboriginal Law 2007, Pacific Business and Law Institute, November 16, 2007, Ottawa, Ontario". Provides historical and current views, procedural issues and the aboriginal law experiences of class action.

Looks at the success of the Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City program and the recognition it has received. Article located by scrolling to page 18.

Graphic novel. Video version.

Video version of graphic novel. Duration: 15:01.

"A forum to follow up on the 2004 mission to Canada by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous people, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, University of Ottawa, October 2-3, 2006." Purpose of the report is to summarize key opinions, concerns and recommendations that were shared by participants during the UN mission to Canada.

Looks at responses from political parties regarding whether Canada should have no-fault compensation for medical mishaps.

Overview of Indigenous legal systems and how customary law, traditions and customs were overrun by the European legal system.

List of scholarly research on historic and contemporary Coast Salish cultures, current as of March 29, 2011.

Criminal Justice Thesis (Ph.D.)--University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), 2010.

Focuses on the gathering process, with attempts to not rejudge the past, but rather offer evidence that the collecting of remains was of questionable legality.

Legal costs for residential school lawsuits will be paid from reserves in the Missionary Society of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Analyzes historic origins of violence and examines economic, political and social effects on the living conditions of young people. To access this article, scroll down to page 10.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--Queen's University, 2004.

Book review of: Colonial Proximities by Renisa Mawani.

Guide developed in anticipation of request from National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls to identify relevant records with a focus on material created by the Yukon government. Divided into five thematic sections: early colonization, education, justice, health and social programs and intergovernmental relationships.