Crime & Offences

Looks at sentencing in Canada and Bill C-41.

Brief data on missing and murdered Aboriginal Women and girls in Canada including statistics.

Based on five years of quantitative research drawn from Sisters In Spirit database; looks at situation in the province compared to the national context.

Based on five years of quantitative research drawn from Sisters In Spirit database; looks at situation in the province compared to the national context.

Based on five years of quantitative research drawn from Sisters In Spirit database; looks at situation in the province compared to the national context.

Based on five years of quantitative research drawn from Sisters In Spirit database; looks at situation in the province compared to the national context.

Based on five years of quantitative research drawn from Sisters In Spirit database; looks at situation in the province compared to the national context.

Based on five years of quantitative research drawn from Sisters In Spirit database; looks at situation in the province compared to the national context.

States that the leading cause of death, within this particular group, for females was homicide and for males suicide or overdose.

Looks at the disproportionate number of Indigenous children placed in child protection systems due to their mothers victimized by intimate partner violence.

Discusses the rate of imprisonment of Aboriginal women and that gendered violence is three and a half times greater in Aboriginal communities.

Reviews past and present initiatives, recommendations and research, and reports on information gathered through consultation with social agencies and community members.

Statistics from the General Social Survey, Incidence-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and its Trend Database, and the Homicide Survey.

Recommendations based on literature review and responses to 71 survey questions. Survey included questions about substance use and addictions, history of sexual abuse, reasons for entering sex trade, and barriers to leaving it. Sample consisted of 14 current or former workers between the ages of 19 and 34.

Study based on questionnaire and interactive presentations in 23 communities.

Brief article argues that poverty was the root cause of circumstances that led to the child's death.

Discussion on developing an appropriate statistical risk assessment tool specifically for Inuit offenders that take into account their individual experiences, insights, culture, and heritage.

Looks at the impacts of law on crime victims and reasoning for tribal nations to have their own judicial system to deal with victims and offenders.

Describes Chapter 109A of the US federal criminal code regarding sexual crimes and the need for tribal sexual violence guidelines created with cooperation between tribal and legal authorities. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 189.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

Data gathered on Saturday, October 5, 1996.

Contends that cultural, social, and economic factors affect both criminal behaviours by women and the responses of the criminal justice system.

Argues that fetal abuse policy is complex and should not target women alone.

Summarizes discussions and presentations about linkages between FASD, sexual exploitation, gangs and Aboriginal women and girls.

Article based on an earlier extensive literature review on the syndrome and its implications for the criminal justice system and corrections.

Discusses issues highlighted by commissions worldwide, as well as the different models employed. Examples discussed are countries that had undergone radical political changes and were in the process of transitioning from one regime to another.

Looks at gender violence against the Miskitu women which is linked to perceptions of love and marriage, economic state policies and customary laws.

Consists of an interview where Chief Black Bear's story is told by his son Pikats (this is his nickname, meaning unknown).

Introduces a documentary film, Finding Dawn, that tells a story about three missing or murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. Article located by scrolling to page 19.

Hard questions asked by Metis filmmaker Christine Welsh, regarding 60 missing women from Vancouver's east side, including Dawn Crey; one-third of those missing are Indigenous women.

See section four "First Nation Communities".

Looks at allegations by Inuit Elders of a mass slaughter or cull of Inuit sled dogs by the police between the 1950s and the 1970s.

Comments on a summit held February 17-19, 2009 based on the need to address the high rates of violence perpetrated against Aboriginal women.

Looks at the issue in the context of gender-based violence as a human rights violation which is rooted in deep, structural discrimination and intersects with socio-economic and cultural rights violations. Outlines essential elements of a human-rights based response and identifies three keys to effectiveness.

Documentary about the murders and disappearance of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women in the past 30 years. Accompanying material: Finding Dawn: A Guide For Teaching and Action. Duration: 73:29.

Guide to accompany film, Finding Dawn. Oriented toward Aboriginal groups, professionals and students; contains discussion questions and activities for each group which relate to key learning objectives and discussion themes.

Consists of an interview where Fine Day describes the punishment for violation of their hunting code. He also describes the selection and duties of ceremonial officers and the use of buffalo pounds.

Consists of an interview where he gives various reasons for holding a Sundance.

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.

Fine Day explains atonement and reconciliation for murder; describes a skirmish between the Cree and the Blackfoot; he also describes various games.

Interview with the director of the movie Stryker.

Book reviews of two books: Fireworks and Folly: How We Killed Minnie Sutherland by John Nihmey (pgs 253-256). Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman by Rudy Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson (pgs 256-259).