Crime & Offences

Describes how concept of reintegrative shaming differs from that of stigmatization or disintegrative shaming and the implications for crime rates.

Describes the jail sentences given to 6 leaders of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation, located in Northern Ontario, over mineral exploration on a disputed land claim area.

Criminal Justice Thesis (M.A.)--Pennsylvania State University, 2009.

Book review of: Sharing Our Stories of Survival edited by Sarah Deer, Bonnie Clairmont, Carrie A. Martell and Maureen L. White Eagle. Scroll to page 196 to read review.

Exploratory study examines social and economic influences contributing to sexual exploitation and provides recommendations for future research.

Women's Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 1999.

Purpose of the article is to compare how legal regulation of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal girls overlapped and differed based on race, class, and gender oppression.

Examines the characteristics of Indigenous shelters and provides additional breakdowns based on the individuals who are accessing services. Statistics are from survey data (2017/2018) and a snapshot day of April 18, 2018.

PBS Frontline documentary examines the sexual abuse of children committed by Catholic Church priests and employees during the late 1960s and early 1970s in St. Michael, Alaska. Contains graphic descriptions that some viewers may find disturbing. Duration: 28:16.

Documentary about missing and murdered Indigenous women in United States. Duration: 52:19.

Book review of: Silent Victims: Hate Crimes Against Native Americans by Barbara Perry.

Women Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2000.

Comments on an affair between a priest and one of his former residential school students.

Research questions involved causes and trends leading to violence against Aboriginal women, the justice system's response, and changes needed to reduce or prevent victimization.

Describes the initiative designed to increase knowledge of the impact of violence against Indigenous women.

Story about Charlie Smoke who comes from the Akwasasne Mohawk Nation by way of the Oglala Nation in South Dakota and his quest to be recognized by the Canadian government.

Discusses problems associated with policing tobacco smuggling through Akwasasne and St. Regis Reservations and the subsequent on-reserve resale of goods.

Book review of: Smugglers, Brothels, and Twine edited by Elaine Carey and Andrae M. Marak.

Purpose of report is to provide update on the planning and activities undertaken by government that would indicate progress was being made in implementing each recommendation. Phoenix Sinclair was a five-year-old First Nations child who was beaten to death by her mother and her boyfriend. Inquiry specifically investigated whether the child welfare system had been negligent.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.

Study examines the interview responses of 30 Indigenous Americans who have been convicted of murder to understand different factors that have contributed to their crime. Results find social disorganization, economic deprivation, a subculture of violence, cultural conflict, perceived powerlessness, substance abuse, and internalized colonialism to all be contributing factors.

Discusses how the technology, particularly Facebook, has increasingly become a tool to recruit and keep underage girls in the sex trade. Research conducted with 19 staff members of Prince Albert Outreach and 5 survivors indicated the importance of recognizing early signs of exploitation so that intervention could take place, family-based prevention and education, and using survivors as educators.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Discusses how advocates for Aboriginal women stress that society and the justice system need to treat Aboriginal women with the same respect as non-Aboriginal women.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.

Uses the Corruption Perception Index and Human Development Index to analyse data. Concludes that until the underlying problem of economic deprivation is addressed by providing developmental funding to First Nations, the situation will persist.

Comments on the political, colonial and social environment leading up to the trial of a Lieutenant charged with murdering an Aboriginal man.

Discusses a service to remember the approximately 500 Aboriginal women who have disappeared in Canada during the last 20 years.

Argues that social peace between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people is a major challenge and that social inclusion needs to be strengthened.

Includes books, articles, reports, theses, websites, government sources, statistics, bibliographies, and audiovisual materials.

Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2012.

Selected from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation's three-volume Truth and Reconciliation series. Book club edition.

Publication provides information on various options open to women who are subject to abuse in British Columbia.

Topics include deterring offenders, protective services, and root causes.

Article divided into two parts: an overview of the Act and the few reported decisions dealing with it.

Selections from a the report, which revealed a dramatic increase of Aboriginal Peoples in the federal penitentiary system. Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 7.

Documentary about Anne Mae Pictou Aquash, activist and American Indian Movement member, who was found murdered in South Dakota. Duration: 73:27.

Man discusses his life and the role culture has played in his recovery from addiction and violence. Duration: 48:58. Part of project headed by Dr. Colleen Dell, University of Saskatchewan Research Chair in Substance Abuse.

Seven themes emerged in presentations: need to stand together and move forward, concerns about limitations of Commission process, impact of missing women and girls on their communities, connections between investigations in Vancouver and along the Highway of Tears, transportation issues, frustration over inaction, and the importance of understanding First Nations and northern realities.

Includes definition of the term human trafficking, common identifiers of those at risk, primary needs of victims, summaries of information gathered from service organizations, law enforcement, and public hearings, testimony and comments. Thirteen recommendations are made in the areas of prevention, assistance to victims, and amendments to legislation.

Looks at the treatment a Native American received while in prison.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2016

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2021.

Profiles Inuit people relocated to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Montreal. Looks at income, employment, education, health, housing, crime and safety, and culture and language.