Law & Justice

Book review of: Disposing of Wilderness by Mark David Spence and American Indians and National Parks by Robert H. Keller and Michael F. Turek.

Reviews strategies used by the Sami to improve their socio-economic position. Updates assessment found in Indigenous Peoples & Poverty: An International Perspective edited by John-Andrew McNeish, Alberto D. Cimadamore and Robyn Eversole.

Illustrates the Supreme Court's position on reconciliation as a means of integration using the doctrine of reconciliation from the Sparrow case of 1990 to the Little Salmon decision of 2010.

Brief description of existing Courts followed by available data.

Book review of: Documents of Native American Political Development: 1500s to 1933 edited by David E. Wilkins.

Thematic list of current programs and policies and discussion of how they could be built upon in the future.

Book review of: Domestic Subjects by Beth H. Piatote. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 110.

Looks at literary works about the law regarding interracial marriage.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--American University, 2002.

Author chronicles one woman's efforts to improve the lives of Aboriginal people.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.

Discusses the relationship between Indigenous art and the Copyright Act, the problematic double standards in the act, and the affects of changes from primitive to fine art status.

Discusses several solutions including education of judges, use of doctrines of inference and notice, and court-appointed experts.

This folder contains correspondence relating to a pension increase request for Napoleon Venne, shot by Almighty Voice on 26 May 1897. Venne sought medical aid for his wound from Dr. A.B. Stewart, and Stewart wrote a letter of support in 1924 for Venne's request for a pension increase. Venne was turned down. Also includes a letter from William Bleasdell Cameron about the capture of Big Bear.

Historical note:

Podcast of interview with author explores issues such as Aboriginal culture, residential schools and intergenerational trauma. Duration: 34:54.

Reports the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-1) online survey of youth under the age of 25. The 700 respondents were asked questions about health and well-being, child welfare, juvenile justice, education and employment, sacred sites, lands, and waterways, and culture's role in each of those areas.

A ledger containing a detailed calendar of outgoing correspondence from the [Duck Lake Agency.] Correspondence subjects include medical and school admissions, building and housing construction, and grocery, stationery and agricultural purchases. This ledger contains information relating to private and legal matters of individuals, therefore only a small sample of pages is available for viewing.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.

Law Thesis (L.L.M.)--York University, 1993.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Western Ontario, 2017.

Law Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2016.

Website includes current and past issues of the online version of the news publication covering a wide range of topics including editorials by Winona Wheeler.

Compares the differences in Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian legal traditions and the acceptance of Indigenous legal traditions.

Looks at three periods of reconciliation: Section 37 Constitutional Talks, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, restitution for Indian Residential School Survivors.

Introductory editorial to themed issue on how different epistemologies and cultural values inform power relations in different locations, situations and contemporary contexts.

Introduces a variety of articles examining colonial encounters in British Columbia.

Editorial comments on agrarian and political reforms in Bolivia. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.

Introduction to journal featuring articles on Bolivian democracy since 1982 and Evo Morales. Too access this article, scroll to page 4.

Links to a short video which provides information on a legal rule (named for Jordan River Anderson) which attempts to ensure that services are available to First Nations children when they are needed. Duration: 1:57 ASL Video

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1992.

Comments on the proposed agreement for Aboriginal peoples who can prove they attended residential schools, and discusses the compensation they will receive.

Book review of: Election in the Northern Territory 1974-1977 edited by Dean Jaensch and Peter Loveday. From North Australia Research Bulletin, No. 4 To access review, scroll down to page 223.

Discusses some concerns by Aboriginal communities with the duty to consult policy framework in Saskatchewan.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 1992.

Legal fees and settlements in residential schools lawsuits cause diocese to declare bankruptcy.

Discusses effects the creation of Lake Hannington Games Reserve has had on traditional culture and religious lifestyle of the Endorois people living by Lake Bogoria. To access this article, scroll down to page 47.

Looks at contemporary American Indian youth issues regarding substance abuse, depression, gangs, role of the family and tribal relationships with the justice system. Closes with policy and program recommendations.

"This article established commonalities as well as differences in both the arguments used to justify Indigenous and non-Indigenous child removal and the practices that evolved in the implementation of such legislation."

Geography Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2002.

Environment and Sustainability Thesis (MES)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

Analyzes contemporary mining developments in Northern Canada, particularly local conflicts, over access to resources that originate with colonialism and the expansion of global capital.

Discusses the disproportionate exposure of environmental hazards and extension of racism as it applies to the environment and the lands of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

Discusses the potential for different types of restorative justice activities and programs for young offenders.

Looks at adapting legal ethics to non-Western legal values and principles.

Advocates a new partnership model of ethical space, a cooperative spirit between Indigenous peoples and Western institutions, in order to overcome archaic ways of interaction.

Comments on the varied sources of authority Federal court judges use to sanction bad behaviour by lawyers.