Law & Justice

Book review of: Images of Justice by Dorothy Harley Eber. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 42.

Discusses cultural identity in terms of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Centre and Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Looks at three types of entities: tribal chartered businesses, tribally owned business, and section 17 corporations.

Examines the tensions between Aboriginal environmental justice with non-renewable resource development and the recognition and reconciliation of Aboriginal interests.

Looks at the current violence caused by drug and human trafficking, challenges to addressing the problem, and review of initiatives to fix the challenges.

Papers, presentations and proceedings from the conference Impact of NAFTA on Aboriginal Business in North America held in Saskatoon, Sk., May 28-29, 2001.

Report prepared by law firm for the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations providing insight on questions asked at the Special Committee of the House of Commons on Indian Self- Government.

Presents idea of nationhood whereby indigenous communities are nations within their own right. Duration: 56:58.

Presents an overview of the trade agreement, viewpoints from the three governments and Indigenous people's responses and concerns about NAFTA.

Book review of: Imperfect Victories: The Legal Tenacity of the Omaha Tribe, 1945-1995 by Mark R. Scherer.

Examines the functionality and sustainability of the Restorative Action Program. Third part of a multi-phased evaluation of the Program.

Discusses the evolution of self-determination from a principle to a right. To access this article scroll down to page 6.

Session Five from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto. Speaks to challenges faced as government representatives in the implementation process. Duration: 1:10:08.

Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, considers the authority and role federal, provincial and Treaty orders play in Canada and these three orders must work together for positive change to occur. 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.

Provides overview of recent Canadain progress on Indigenous policy. Presentation at the ANTaR National Seminar: Forging a New Relationship.

Looks at: family law, cultural awareness and services, child protection and the legal system, family violence law, victim assistance, impact of being a witness, police response and restorative justice.

Discusses that while a national apology has been welcomed by many Indigenous Australians, the work towards achieving social justice still remains.

Focuses on the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation's decision to remove a candidate from the ballot because of lack of language fluency. Argues that while Diné sovereignty regarding identity is necessary to secure a vision of the future, this same sovereignty can be used to exclude people and contribute to settler colonial goals of erasure of Indigenous people and culture.

Views of an anthropologist not involved in the case as to why expert testimony was mainly discounted by the judge.

Interview with MP on reasons why the right to free, prior and informed consent is important.

Looks at the issue of equitable remedies into the field of Native American land claims.

Provides examples of contradictory concepts in the laws affecting the management of Indigenous sacred lands.

Paper presented at the 3rd National Outlook Symposium on Crime in Australia, "Mapping the Boundaries of Australia's Criminal Justice System" held in Canberra, March 22-23, 1999.

Comments on the three main ways the treaty process is flawed.

Discusses shared past and relationship with Canada and explains the Indian Act. Duration: 27:32.

Overview of legal decisions significant to Aboriginal peoples.

Contains links to full-text articles written by scholars and published by universities. Currently over 500 articles by 408 authors, with new material being added on an on-going basis.

Indian Claims Commission (ICC) general introduction to its mandate, the Commissioners and accomplishments of the agency for the period April 1, 1995-March 31, 1996. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Annual report recommends that the Federal Government clarify the mandate and procedure of the Research Funding Division of the Department of Indian Affairs to make sure that First Nations are treated fairly when applying to the Department for funding. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Overview of 1991-1994 activities of the Indian Specific Claims Commission (ICC), an independent body of inquiry whose mandate includes review of rejected federal claims. The ICC focus includes, claims inquiries, research, mediation and publications, as well as review of the federal Specific Claims Policy and process. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Discusses the Soldier Settlement Act of 1917 and its impact on First Nations lands.

Provides direct links to an extensive list of selected review articles.

Discusses the Act which prohibits employment discrimination based on religion, race, colour, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status or marital status.

Argues that the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act strives to cultivate good relations with Native Americans.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Looks at suits filed by residential school survivors against the Canadian government for loss of culture, spirituality and physical and sexual abuse. Duration: 7:13.

Describes the settlement benefits and how to get them.

The author, Deputy Attorney General of Saskatchewan, gives his personal views on the Calder vs. Attorney General of British Columbia legal case that established that Aboriginal title exists in modern Canadian law. The Calder case related to the Nishgas (Nisga'a) land claim in northwestern British Columbia. Item found within folder 'XXXII-39'.

Historical note:

An analysis of hunting & fishing rights, the role courts play in the litigation of treaties and the cultural roots of the conflicts at hand.

Proposes a preliminary strategy toward the end of preserving the Great Lakes for the next seven generations and beyond.

File containing correspondence relating to land claims (esp. by the Six Nation Council), the Haldimand Treaty, Indian Claims Commission, the Union of Ontario Indians, the Supreme Court.

Folder includes a report entitled "The Indians of Canada: Contravention of Certain Rights", which relates to legislation and the judicial system. There is a newspaper clipping from the Ottawa Citizen suggesting eastern Indigenous persons be divorced from their reserves. The folder also contains correspondence relating to the status of treaties, and the inclusion of Chiefs in a Royal Commission.

Evaluates the Circle Project, Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community and Law Enforcement.

Looks at the experience of using internet voting in the course of ratifying a new matrimonial real property law.

Website offers news, conference information, membership directory, application information, awards, advocacy, and links.

Law Thesis (LLM)--York University, 2017.

Activist argues that rather than rely on Canadian law, the principles of Indigenous law, with their emphasis of reciprocal relationships, should be used to support sex workers' safety and agency. Duration: 34:12.