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Fine Day Interview #32

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he gives a description of punishment for violation of the hunting code. He also gives a brief description of saddle making.
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Fine Day Interview #6

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
Fine Day explains atonement and reconciliation for murder; describes a skirmish between the Cree and the Blackfoot; he also describes various games.
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First Nations Policing in Ontario

Articles » General
Author/Creator
R.C. George
Forum on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 22-24
Description of the more prominent initiatives the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is involved in.
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For Kayla John

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robina Thomas
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 208-212
Author recalls her childhood in a small, isolated Vancouver Island community and some of the changes that lead to the death of a 13 year old resident.
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From Restorative Justice to Restorative Governance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shereen Benzvy Miller
Mark Schacter
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 42, no. 3, July 1, 2000, pp. 405-420
Argues that the criminal justice system is being expected to deal with issues created by the failure of social governance.
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From the Power To Punish To the Power To Heal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bria Huculak
Justice as Healing, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Brief discussion of restorative justice and sentencing circles. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Gladue Primer

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jay Istvanffy
Basic information on the court decision which gives Aboriginals special rights in terms of setting bail or during sentencing when they commit a crime.
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Healing as Justice: The American Experience

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rupert Yazzie
Justice as Healing, Spring, 1995, p. [?]
Navajo common law seeks justice by offering healing. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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A Healing Circle in the Innu Community of Sheshashit

Articles » General
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 2, Summer, 1997, p. [?]
Events leading up to a healing circle and description of the process in a Labrador community. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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"Healing on Both Sides": Strengthening the Effectiveness of Prison–Indigenous Community Partnerships Through Reciprocity and Investment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colleen Varcoe
Helen Brown
Kelsey Timler
Melissa Taylor
Elizabeth Straus
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, The COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Peoples, 2020, pp. 1-26

Examines the participation of inmates in the Work 2 Give program, were the inmates made items for Indigenous communities, and how participation in the program helped with the inmates healing process.

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'Healing the Heartbreak'?: The Role of Testimony in the Australian Inquiry into the Separation of Indigenous Children From Their Families

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Devitt
Humanities Research, vol. 15, no. 3, Decolonising Testimony: On the Possibilities and Limits of Witnessing, 2009, pp. 49-70
Looks at international literature on victims of trauma and truth commissions and discusses whether testimony can achieve healing.
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Healing Through Culture For Incarcerated Aboriginal People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashley Hyatt
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013, pp. 40-53
Contends that cultural healing, by providing inmates with access to Elders and sacred medicines, can improve the Aboriginal incarceration rate.
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Healing Words

Articles » General
Healing Words, vol. 4, no. 1, Winter, 2003
Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles, including Traditional Parenting Skills in Contemporary Life by Shelley Goforth
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Healing Words

Articles » General
Healing Words, vol. 3, no. 2, Winter, 2001
Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, interviews, poems and various articles, including Aboriginal Women: No Rights to Land or Children by Mabel Nipshank.
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Health of Alwyn Peter

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Des Sturgess
Frank Brennan
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, March 1982, pp. 42-47
Describes the impact of hearing loss on one young man which contributed to a tragic loss of life.
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Hollow Water

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bonnie Dickie
Tina Mason
Looks at how the Ojibway community of Hollow Water deals with an epidemic of sexual abuse. Duration 48:30.
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Implementation of Recommendations of Black Deaths Royal Commission to be Examined

Articles » General
Author/Creator
[Garrie Gibson
Allan Kelly]
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, March/April 1994, p. 26
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Committee to look at report and travel around Australia talking to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about state and territory implementation of recommendations.
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Improving Partnerships with Aboriginal Communities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Neil Bennet
Forum on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 5-6
Review of current system and the movement to make alternate arrangements accessible to parolees and aboriginal communities under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA).
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In Search of Your Warrior Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 14, no. 3, Focusing on Aboriginal Issues, September 2002, pp. 40-41
Discussion of program developed by Native Counselling Services of Alberta aimed at Aboriginal men trapped in a cycle of violence.
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