Law & Justice

Groundwork for Reassessment: A Few Legal Pearls

Alternate Title
Between Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in: Reflections From the Centre of Turtle Island
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bill Gallagher
Description
Presentation by the author of Resource Rulers: Fortune and Folly on Canada's Road to Resources, offers recommendations to First Nations people including promoting their 197 legal wins. Duration: 31:50.
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The Growing Market for Indian Lawyering

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Matthew Fletcher
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 2, American Indian Law, Winter, November 8, 2015, pp. [18-21, 7]
Description
Briefly discusses reasons why having legal education available at tribal colleges and universities is desirable.
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Guest Editorial: The Question of Making Native Space

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Clayton
BC Studies, no. 138/139, Native Geographies, Summer/Autumn, 2003, pp. 5-11
Description
Discusses Cole Harris's contributions to the fields of geography and British Columbian research and his book Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance, and Reserves in British Columbia.
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Guide for Lawyers Working with Indigenous Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Advocates' Society
Indigenous Bar Association
Law Society of Ontario
Description

Includes brief historical overview of Indigenous peoples and cultural competency, practical tools and guidance for advocates, list of resources for specific assistance, and suggestions for further reading.

Related Material: 1st Supplement.

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Health Worker Registration

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 6, November/December 2001, pp. 7-11
Description
Commentary states that the Northern Territory is only Australian jurisdiction to require health workers to be registered. Health workers that are registered have to meet standards of competency which improves patient care.
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Here First

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sarah Carter
The Beaver, vol. 76, no. 6, December/January 1996/1997, pp. 39-?
Description
Book review of: I Have Lived Here Since the World Began by Arthur J. Ray.
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Highway to Healing Drives Native Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Thompson
Herizons, vol. 18, no. 3, Winter, 2005, p. 8
Description
Reports on the Native Women's Association of Canada launch of Sisters in Spirit campaign to fight violence against women.
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Historical and Contemporary American Indian Gaming

Alternate Title
Bibliography of Historical and Contemporary American Indian Gaming
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joyce Martin
Description
Presents a bibliography of material dealing with the issue of Aboriginal gaming.
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The Historical Context of the Drive for Self-Government

Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing a range of historical and contemporary events. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
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The History of the Upper Skeena Region, 1850 to 1927

Alternate Title
Research Report and Notes: The History of the Upper Skeena Region, 1850 to 1927
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Galois
Native Studies Review, vol. 9, no. 2, l993-1994, pp. 113-183
Description
Discusses the protest actions of the Gitksan and the Wet'suwet'en Nation and their appeal to the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
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Hoist Them on Their Own Petard

Articles » General
Author/Creator
James W. Zion
Justice as Healing, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Compares and contrasts some fundamental distinctions between customary law and common law. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Honouring the Strength of Our Sisters: Increasing Access to Human Rights Justice For Indigenous Women and Girls

Alternate Title
Honoring the Strength of Our Sisters: Increasing Access to Human Rights Justice For Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Description
Overview of what the Canadian Human Rights Commission heard at a series of roundtables attended by individuals and representatives from Indigenous women's organizations and service organizations. Twenty-one barriers were identified as well ideas for overcoming them.
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How Primary Health Care Can Better Support the Families of Aboriginal Australians in Contact with the Criminal Justice System: A Human Rights Approach

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dea Delaney-Thiele
Jane E. Lloyd
Penny Abbott
Eileen Baldry
Elizabeth McEntyre ... [et al.]
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 40, January-December 2016, pp. 25-33
Description
Examines impact of incarceration and return to community on family members and discusses results of the SPRINT (Services and Primary health care needs for Recently released Inmates in Need of Treatment and health management) study.
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How The Queen's Law Came To Cowichan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Brazier
The Beaver, vol. 81, no. 6, December/January 2001/2002, pp. 31-[?]
Description
Discusses how pretext of enforcing British law was used to force the Cowichan to submit to British authority and gain access to their land without an agreement.
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ICWA and the Commerce Clause

Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2007-06
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Matthew L. M. Fletcher
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Argues that Congress had sufficient authority to enact the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Illustration of Louis Riel on Trial

Archival » Archival Items
Description
An illustration of Louis Riel on trial in Regina, Saskatchewan in November, 1885. No further description accompanied this record, source unknown.
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Images of Justice

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Ayre
The Beaver, vol. 78, no. 3, June 1998, p. 45
Description
Book review of: Images of Justice: a Legal History of the Northwest Territories as Traced Through the Yellowknife Courthouse Collection of Inuit Sculpture by Dorothy Harley Eber.
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