Crime & Offences

Website for organization responsible for out-of-court alternative dispute resolution process for claims of abuse suffered at residential schools. Contains links to material for legal counsel and former students, statistics, publication, fact sheets, etc.

Report on the activities of the independent, quasi-judicial tribunal which administers the Independent Assessment Process for claims related to acts committed at the schools which resulted in physical and/or psychological injury..

Report on the activities of the independent, quasi-judicial tribunal which administers the Independent Assessment Process for claims related to acts committed at residential schools which resulted in physical and/or psychological injury.

Report on the activities of the independent, quasi-judicial tribunal which administers the Independent Assessment Process for claims related to acts committed at the schools which resulted in physical and/or psychological injury.

Report on the activities of the independent, quasi-judicial tribunal which administers the Independent Assessment Process for claims related to acts committed at the schools which resulted in physical and/or psychological injury.

Report on the activities of the independent, quasi-judicial tribunal which administers the Independent Assessment Process for claims related to acts committed at the schools which resulted in physical and/or psychological injury.

Report on the activities of the independent, quasi-judicial tribunal which administers the Independent Assessment Process for claims related to acts committed at the schools which resulted in physical and/or psychological injury.

Report on the activities of the independent, quasi-judicial tribunal which administers the Independent Assessment Process for claims related to acts committed at the schools which resulted in physical and/or psychological injury.

Report on the activities of the independent, quasi-judicial tribunal which administers the Independent Assessment Process for claims related to acts committed at the schools which resulted in physical and/or psychological injury.

Discusses how being raised in a unhealthy social environment and having cultural practices repressed contributed to Aboriginal criminality. Duration: 6:35.

Includes: historical overview, chronology of events, key events in litigation, statement of reconciliation, and apologies from churches.

"This paper presents a chronological history of the criminal law convictions relating to Canada's Indian residential schools."

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2006.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 1988.

Criminology Thesis (MA) -- University of Ottawa, 2021.

Report's goal is to highlight of some of the most important, systemic issues and provide examples.

Focuses on the ramifications of non-disclosure under Canadian criminal law.

Activist argues that rather than rely on Canadian law, the principles of Indigenous law, with their emphasis of reciprocal relationships, should be used to support sex workers' safety and agency. Duration: 34:12.

Uses findings of coroners inquests as a way of auditing the implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Explores issues such as colonization, male violence, the sex trade, poverty, child welfare system, and mental health.

Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2019.

Looks at the high rates of incarceration of Indigenous Australians and the economic and social costs of imprisonment, advocates for a holistic approach to reduce over-representation in the criminal justice system, and discusses possible initiatives and their cost.

Contextualizes the recovery of legal traditions by looking at past, present and future debates about Indigenous laws, and looks at one example of a legal concept, the wetiko or windigo which describes people who are harmful or destructive to others. Chapter in book: The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Law edited by Markus D. Dubber and Tatjana Hornle.

Brief overview of statistics gathered from various sources.

Comments on the cycle some Aboriginal people are in, due to social problems, and the impact it has on children. Article located by scrolling to page 5.

Book review of Indigenous People, Crime and Punishment by Thalia Anthony.

Looks at reasons for over-representation of Indigenous people in the criminal system.

Discusses the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system. Chapter 8 from Introduction to Criminological Thought by R. Walters and T. Bradley.

Using community-based interviews with Indigenous people living with HIV and their supporters to examine their strengths in regards to being marginalized in the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure.

Gives examples of the constraints and opportunities found in agencies such as the Native Counselling Services of Alberta and the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement of New South Wales.

Reflecting on her own personal experiences, the author challenges the popular stereotype of voiceless traumatized Indigenous females that is perpetuated by the media, academia and even Indigenous advocacy groups. She asserts that Indigenous women survivors can be empowered as a healing force for others.

Interview with co-founder of Indigenous Women Against the Sex Industry. Duration: 26:47.

Examines four prominent cases involving sexual violence perpetrated against Indigenous women and girls by white men to demonstrate how the Canadian legal system has failed both to protect Indigenous women and to properly punish those responsible. The four cases are: R v Edmondson, R v Jordan, R v Ramsay, and R v Ramsay. Chapter from Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth A. Sheehy.

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 2019.

Focuses on the context of murder of twenty-six women (Pickton case) from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and argues that the Commission's structure and practice included instances of "Othering".

Synthesizes resources and key recommendations that consider the intersections between Aboriginality, HiV and gender.

Study found risk factors to wellness included not being able to participate in traditional activities, over crowding in a household, and high rates of violence.

English Philology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Turku, 2015.

Author uses the rape trial of Nangenutch as a case study to discuss the upheaval created by colonialism, and the imposition of foreign economies, cultures, and laws on Indigenous peoples.

Discusses tribal government's ability to exercise jurisdictional control. Sociology and Legal Studies Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.

Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2007.

Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2004.