Law & Justice

Breaking the Silence

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 23, no. 7, September/October 1994, p. 4
Description
Provides an overview of the impact of residential school life on First Nations children and grounds for redress for the abuses suffered.
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Bridge Over Troubled Australian Waters: Reparations for Aboriginal Child Removals and British Child Migrants

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonio Buti
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 10, no. 4, December 2003, p. [?]
Description
Brief overview of the history of the removals and migrants, examines the demands made for reparations and the legal and moral basis of reparations. Concludes with a suggested approach to the issue of providing reparations.
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A Brief Guide to the James Bay Controversy

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Canadian Association in Support of Native Peoples
Description
Concerns about man-made environmental damage with the undertaking of the James Bay Project is the focus of this booklet. Also mentioned is relocation of 7000 Cree persons and flooding of land.

Historical note:

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British Justice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pearl Duncan
Aboriginal History, vol. 23, 1999, pp. [32]-36
Description
Profiles the life of a woman who was a domestic servant, a mother and a believer of justice.
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Broader Lessons to be Learned

Alternate Title
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes, Session 6
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Borrows
David Dyzenhaus
Michael Marrus
Courtney Jung
Description
Session Six from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto. Implications of implementing transitional justice framework into a non-traditional setting. Duration: 1:11:02.
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Buenaventura Declaration

Articles » General
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 19-22
Description
Discusses the Declaration to the Colombian People, developed at a meeting between young people. To access this article, scroll down to page 19.
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Building Bridges: Improving Legal Services for Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ardith Walkem
Description
Report prepared for the Legal Services Society of British Columbia makes recommendations in four key areas: Aboriginal representation within the society, improving access to services, communication and outreach, and Aboriginal involvement in program planning.
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Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Five

Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Students investigate the origins of their own communities. Chapter Five from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
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Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Four

Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Focuses on the values of respect, responsibility and seeing others people's points of view. Chapter Four from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
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Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade One

Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
Grade One: Growing and Learning
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Focuses on respect of self and others. Chapter One from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow. Note: Page after title page is placed out of order in error. Scroll past page 83 and chapter begins with page i.
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Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Seven

Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Students explore the basis of Aboriginal rights. Chapter Seven from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
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Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Six

Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Overview of how the court system operates in British Columbia. Chapter Six from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
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Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Three

Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Focuses on the rules that must be followed in order to achieve certain goals in life. Chapter 3 from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
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Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Two

Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Anne Goodfellow]
Description
Focuses on rules within the home, school and community. Chapter Two from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
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But I Was Wearing a Suit

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
Description
Indigenous lawyers and law students from British Columbia recount their experiences with stereotyping, race-based assumptions, and discrimination within the legal profession and while practicing in the justice system. Duration: 25:43. Related material: Part 2.
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Cabinet OKs Church Offer

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 9, December 2002, pp. 1-2
Description
Church's liability for residential school abuse lawsuits will be $25 million over five years, but agreement does not address cultural and language claims.
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Cabinet Tells Gray to Settle

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange de Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 127, no. 6, June 2001, p. 1
Description
Deputy Prime Minister given mandate to intensify talks and reach a satisfactory conclusion in residential schools dispute.
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A Call to Action: Reconciliation with Indigenous Women in the Federal Justice and Correctional Systems: Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women

E-Books
Author/Creator
Karen Vecchio
Pam Damoff
Sheila Malcolmson
Sean Fraser
Rachael Harder ... [et al.]
Description
Report provides overview of women's experiences in the systems, suggestions for policy changes, examination of access to and treatment in justice system, examination of women in the correctional system, and 96 recommendations to the Government of Canada for improvements.
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Called to a Higher Court

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris Raible
The Beaver, vol. 73, no. 4, August/September 1993, pp. 50-?
Description
Book review of: Speedy Justice: The Tragic Last Voyage of His Majesty's Vessel "Speedy" by Brendan O'Brien.
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Calls to Action Accountability: A 2021 Status Update on Reconciliation

Alternate Title
Calls to Action Accountability: A 2019 Status Update on Reconciliation
Calls to Action Accountability: A 2020 Status Update on Reconciliation
Calls to Action Accountability: A 2023 Status Update on Reconciliation
Calls to Action Accountability: A 2022 Status Update on Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eva Jewell
Ian Mosby
Description

Looks at which of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call2 to Action have been completed. 2023 Report, 2022 Report,  2020 Report.

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Campaign Honours Missing Native Women

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy Devine
Anglican Journal, vol. 130, no. 1, January 2004, p. 2
Description
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), the Anglican Church and the United Church of Canada form coalition to raise awareness of the disappearance of 500 aboriginal women in the last 20 years through the Sisters in Spirit promotion.
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Can Culture be Copyrighted?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael F. Brown
Current Anthropology, vol. 39, no. 2, April 1998, pp. 193-222
Description
Information is presented regarding copyright of Indigenous culture and includes some concepts and definitions.
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Canada and the Legacy of the Indian Residential Schools: Transitional Justice for Indigenous People in a Non-Transitional Society

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Courtney Jung
Description
Expands on a previously published research brief. Outlines three areas in which the interests and goals of government and Aboriginals may differ: scope of injustices, government's attempt to draw a line through the past and legitimate current policies, and government's use of the process as an attempt to assert authority.
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Canada and the Multinational State

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth McRoberts
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 34, no. 4, December 2001, pp. 683-713
Description
Examines the contradiction between nationalism of the state and nationalism of Canada's internal nations, that of Quebec and the First Nations.
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Canada, Circumpolar Security, & the Arctic Council

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wilfrid Greaves
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, no. 1, The Arctic Council, September 2013, pp. 58-62
Description
Looks at Canada's chairmanship priorities of northern resource development and private sector investment which are not shared by northerners concerned about the effects of climate change.
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Canada: Hundreds of Aboriginal Women Disappear

Articles » General
Off Our Backs, vol. 35, no. 11/12, November-December 2005, pp. 9-10
Description
Short article discussing the 500 Aboriginal women who have gone missing in the past 25 years, a number disproportionate to the general population.
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The Canadian Indian / A Reference Paper - March 1966.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Federal government paper on topics such as history, self-government, treaties, education and economic development relating to aboriginal people in Canada.
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Canadian Representation and Aboriginal Peoples: A Survey of the Issues

Alternate Title
Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert A. Milen
Description
Looks at options for participation in legal and political institutions, including examples from New Zealand and Scandinavia, and initiatives at the provincial level.
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Cannibals and Colonialism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine Biber
Sydney Law Review, vol. 27, 2005, pp. 623-638
Description
Comments on the circumstances that led to a man's trial for the purpose of exploring the allegations of cannibalism.
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Canyon of the Full Moon: A Navajo Story

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn Horan
Whispering Wind, vol. 41, no. 5, Issue 285, January 2013, pp. 18-19
Description
Story based on relocation of the Navajo to Fort Summer in 1863. In 1868 they were allowed to return home to reservation land in Four Corners County.
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Cariboo is 'Toast,' Synod is Told

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 9, October 2000, p. 1
Description
British Columbia diocese to close due financial impact of residential school lawsuits.
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