"Follow-up to Thematic Hearing Before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 144th Period of Sessions, March 28, 2012."

Lawyer from the British Columbia Civil Liberties Assoc. and lawyer who represented Aboriginal interests critique the Commission in terms of the structure, lack of consultation and operation, and give reasons why groups most directly affected eventually withdrew from the process. Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:21:17.

Looks at how the intersection of marginalized identities led the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Women and Girls to conclude that the this femicide was part of the larger act of genocide.

A qualitative analysis of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Discussed are the state inquiry, the human rights report, and the official history.

Traces significant dates from 2002 to June 2020.

Recommendations: to provide enough counselling and services for trauma recovery; community response teams to deal with victims, families and perpetrators; community led protection for families; specialized resource packages for families and service providers.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2014.

Provides information used to assess the practicality of developing and implementing standardized police policies, protocols, and practices across Saskatchewan.

Criminology and Criminal Justice Thesis (Ph.D.)--Griffith University, 2005.

Contains links to consultation, policy discussion, and background research reports, and general documents relating to the Commission.

President of the Native Women's Association of Canada discusses the validity of British Columbia's inquiry, the reasons for the organization's withdrawal from the process, and the need for a national inquiry. Duration: 44:31.

Case study of a seminary in Edmonton, Alberta which is exploring changes to the curriculum as a response to the Commission's call to action.

Includes Dr. Michael Lavell's report on Louis Riel's sanity based on interviews with him in his Regina jail cell in November 1885. Also includes a letter from Sir John A. Macdonald to Dr. Lavell outlining the purpose of his commission.

This file contains three reports on the missionary and other work of the Church of England, mainly in Canada, in the early 20th century: "The Diocese of Qu'Appelle (1908?)," "M.S.C.C. Report of Committee on work among Indians and Eskimos, Montreal October, 19th, 1916," and "Report of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada for the year 1903." The first two booklets are mainly financial reports, while the latter report gives a short history of the church in Canada, and the activity of Indians in the various missions. Part of this report was scanned.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding three land surrenders from certain portions of IR 103. ICC suspended its inquiry because they successful concluded the Settlement Agreement. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Examines using the Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Theory as a decolonizing way to research health, education, governance and policies.

Looks at election-related tweets which carried hashtag #MMIW; content analysis showed that they mostly commonly conveyed hope, anger and disgust. Paper from: SMSociety '16: Proceedings of the 7th 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society.

Discusses educational conference, It Matters To Us: Transforming the Legacy of Residential School hosed by Western University Faculty of Education.

Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2017.

Presenter discusses the links between Canadian and Australian reconciliation experiences. Duration: 41:07.

Chapter from Proceedings of the IDEAS: Designing for Innovation edited by Miwa Aoki Takeuchi, Armando Paulino Preciado Babb, and Jennifer Lock.

Examines how government actions into the 1970s, including the killing of sled dogs, negatively affected Inuit people. Also discusses the progress made from the Qikiqtani Truth Commission’s recommendations.

Panel discussion Duration: 1:19:19.

Contends that despite an inquiry now in process, governmental response is low to this serious problem facing the Canadian population.

Young woman talks about overcoming her struggles, completing a criminology diploma, and working with sexually exploited Aboriginal children and youth.

Looks at why the more extensive apology was not followed by actions that would indicate substantive engagement with Aboriginal issues. Chapter 45 from The Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945 edited by Berber Bevernage and Nico Wouters.

Regarding land surrendered in 1906 to create The Pas town site for which adequate compensation was never received. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

Concludes that no outstanding treaty land entitlement is owed to the James Smith Cree Nation. (French version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

Presents an updated draft regarding factors effecting high rates of violence against First Nations women and girls, and discusses strategies to address the cause and effect.

Website contains links to reconciliation resources, resources for survivors and educational resources. Includes information about the collection held by the Centre and access to both restricted and public materials.

Website for information relating to the Truth and Reconcilation Commission of Canada and its work. Contains links to education, research, archives, and reports.

Discusses the protective measures introduced in 73 remote Aboriginal communities as the results of report. To access this article, scroll down to page 38.

Includes workbooks for developing a national action plan and national public inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls, and lists of reports, recommendations, and resources.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2019.

Lists questions on incident report.

"This article will provide an overview of the context surrounding the national crisis, as well as outline the bottom-up initiatives which have provoked a political response".

Report aims to provide clear direction to those who are developing the mandate for the inquiry.

Discusses twenty-two recommendations from symposium for the design of a national inquiry into murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

Presentation by the Chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Canadian Feminist Alliance on International Action regarding what an inquiry would look like and the issue of tensions in the design of a national inquiry. Duration: 1:15:52.

Includes initial list of 40 documents provided by Federal government as well as an additional 44 collected and summarized by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Reports on results of consultations about how the Inquiry process should incorporate Inuit concerns and perspectives.

Comments on the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP), which was two years overdue and cost about $10 million a year for six years.

Comments on the final report by Justice French on the Australian National Native Title Tribunal.

Looks at examples of the dramatic and adverse effect of natural resource projects.

Examines Commission's vision for strengthening self-governance.

Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review: February 2005.

Findings of the Nelson Commission, headed by Walter H. Nelson, a Prince Albert, Saskatchewan lawyer, relating to unfulfilled provisions of Treaties 8 and 11 in the Mackenzie District. Included are minutes of a meeting on 25 June 1959, locations of commission meetings, and recommendations made.

Historical note:

Focuses on news paper coverage of Aboriginal issues specifically child welfare matters and control over land and resources.