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United by the Problem, Divided by the Solution: How the Issue of Indigenous Women in Prostitution Was Represented at the Deliberations on Canada’s Bill C-36

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoë Goodall
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 31, no. 2, 2019, pp. 232-265
An analysis of the discussion regarding Indigenous sex workers during deliberations for Bill C-36, calling for the eventual abolition of prostitution in Canada. Both those for and against the proposed bill acknowledged the issue of Indigenous women in the sex trade.
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United Church Named in Residential School Suit

Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 122, no. 3, March 1996, p. 6
Briefly discusses the lawsuit launched by former students of Alberni Indian Residential School in January 1996, now jointly and severally naming United Church of Canada and the Federal Government.
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The Unnatural and Accidental Women

Alternate Title
Twentieth Century North American Drama
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marie Humber Clements
Dramatization of an old murder case and other suspicious deaths in the skid row area of Vancouver. Originally published by Talonbooks, 2005.
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Unrepentant: Kevin Annett and Canada's Genocide

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kevin Annett
Louie Lawless
Full version (1 hr. 48 min.) of documentary about abuse at residential schools which won Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and Best Director for an International Documentary at the New York International Film Festival. Based on Annett's book Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust.
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Unsettling Ourselves: Reflections and Resources for Deconstructing Colonial Mentality: A Sourcebook Compiled by Unsettling Minnesota

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Derrick Jensen
Wicanhpi Iyotan Win
Scott Demuth
Waziyatawin
Dee Brown ... [et al.]
Collection of commentaries based on excerpts from works such as Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, What Does Justice Look Like, Indians 'R' Us: Culture and Genocide, The Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology and Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide.
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Unveiling Truths: Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)
Looks at how factors such as involvement in the child welfare system, systemic poverty and racism, and trauma have contributed to sexual violence experienced by Indigenous women and girls
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Update From CS (Canada) - 15.2

Alternate Title
Update From Cultural Survival Canada
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Western Oceania: Caring for Ancestral Domain, Summer, 1991
Brief updates on developments on negotiations, judgments and court cases including Gitskan and Wet'suwet'en land title claim, aftermath of Oka conflict, James Bay controversy and more.
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The Urgent Need to Reform Jury Selection after the Gerald Stanley and Colton Boushie Case

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kent Roach
Discusses the case in which a White farmer was acquitted of both murder and manslaughter in the killing of a 22-year-old Cree man. The accused's lawyer used peremptory challenges to exclude 4-5 visibly Indigenous potential jurors, while the prosecution failed to question White candidates about any racial bias which would prevent them from making an impartial decision. Looks at the systemic racism in the judicial system starting with the execution of "the Battleford Eight" in 1885.
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The Vanishing of Canada's First Nations Women

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marin Cogan
Foreign Policy, July 6, 2016, p. [?]
Recounts several incidences of murdered and missing Aboriginal women. Statistics show 4.5 out of every 100,000 Indigenous women are killed by homicide.
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Variability in the Criminal Behavior of American Indians

Alternate Title
Variability in the Criminal Behaviour of American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norman S. Hayner
American Journal of Sociology, vol. 47, no. 4, January 1942, pp. 602-613
Findings indication two important factors are the amount of contact with white culture and the affluence of the reservation.
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Verna Richards Interview 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Verna Richards
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Verna Richards ran the La Ronge Cafe in the 1950s and 1960s. She knew many of the local Indian and Metis people including Brady and Norris.
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Victimization and Offending Among The Aboriginal Population in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jodi-Anne Brzozowski
Andrea Taylor-Butts
Sara Johnson
Juristat, vol. 26, no. 3, June 2006, pp. 1-31
Reports that Aboriginal peoples were three times as likely to experience a violent victimization and that this was more likely within the youth population. Data from the 2004 General Social Survey.
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Victimization of Indigenous Women and Girls

Alternate Title
JustFacts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Research and Statistics Division
Department of Justice Canada
Statistics for sexual assault, maltreatment of Indigenous girls before the age of 15, spousal violence, injury, interpersonal violence after separation, and contact with victim services.
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Victims of Trafficking in Persons: Perspectives from the Canadian Community Sector

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Oxman-Martinez
Marie Lacroix
Jill Hanley
Reports results of interviews with 40 frontline workers about: characteristics of trafficking, victims' protection and prevention needs, agencies' responses to trafficking, and gaps and barriers in providing services. Aboriginals were one of the target populations in the study.
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Video Letters from Prison

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeffrey P. Palmer
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 2011, pp. 276-278
Film review of: Video Letters from Prison directed by Milt Lee.
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Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Girls: An Issue Paper

Alternate Title
National Aboriginal Women' Summit, June 20-22, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women’s Association of Canada
Describes the impacts of violence, current policies, strategies, action plans, and presents recommendations.
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Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men

Articles » General
Author/Creator
André B. Rosay
National Institute of Justice Journal, no. 277, September 2016, pp. [38-45]
Statistics on sexual violence, physical violence by intimate partner, stalking, and psychological aggression by intimate partner. Summarizes findings from the full report: Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men: 2010 Findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey.
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Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada: Review of Reports and Recommendations--Executive Summary

Alternate Title
[Review of Reports and Recommendations on Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pippa Feinstein
Megan Pearce
Analyzed 58 documents which examined causes of violence and made recommendations about how to address the issue. Related documents: Master List of Recommendations. Analysis of Implementation.
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Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada: A Colonial Legacy or Tragedy?

Alternate Title
Crossing Borders Conference ; 2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caitlyn McComb
Looks at the concepts of gendered disposability and Indigenous dysfunction which underlie acts of violence, analyzes how this manifests itself in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, and discusses the story of Sara de Vries, a woman who was murdered by Robert Pickton.
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Violence Against Women and Due Diligence: Applying the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Cotton Field Framework to the Case of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olívia Radics
De iurisprudentia et iure publico / Journal of Legal and Political Sciences, vol. 7, no. 1, 2013, pp. [1]-23
Discusses statistics, historical, social and economic context of the issue, Canadian state's investigations, and specific responses and observations by international treaty bodies.
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Violence and Abuse in Sámi Communities

Alternate Title
Thematic Report (Norwegian National Human Rights Institution)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norwegian National Human Rights Institution

Analyzes the State's human rights obligations as found in the European Convention on Human Human Rights, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Istanbul Convention, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and examines the challenges that prevent Sámi victims from accessing support services and the measures implemented to provide remedies to the problem.

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