Crime & Offences
"The Disappearance of Aboriginal Women in Canada"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carrigan Desjardins
Description
Looks at Canadian government response towards inquiry, how public inquiry should be addressed and prevention of further disappearances.
Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2014.
Discourses of Blame: An Analysis of Media Coverage in the Robert Pickton Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jori Dusome
INvoke , vol. 6, Gangs, Violence Against Women, and Medicine, 2020, pp. [14-29]
Description
Analyzes 29 articles from two highest circulation newspapers in British Columbia The Province and The Sun using four theoretical frames: pathological deviant; the Madonna and whore; spatialization of disordered behavior and deviant people; and single deranged male.
Discourses of Genocide in Germany and Australia: A Linked History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tony Barta
Aboriginal History , vol. 25, Special Section: Genocide?: Australian Aboriginal History in International Perspective, 2001, pp. [37]-56
Description
Comments on the treatment of Australian Aborigines, the stolen children and the Bringing Them Home report.
A Discussion Paper: Ending Sexual Violence and Sexual Exploitation in First Nation Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tracy Antone
Edward A. Connors
Carol Hopkins
Brenda Restoule
Estelle Simard
Description
Discusses the impacts of colonization, and the need for approaches that incorporate cultural values, survivor-centric models, restorative justice, and Indigenous laws.
Do Static Risk Factors Predict Differently for Aboriginal Sex Offenders?: A Multi-site Comparison Using the Original and Revised Static-99 and Static-2002 Scales
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly M. Babchishin
Julie Blais
and Leslie Helmus
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, vol. 54, no. 1, January 2012 , pp. 1-43
Description
Study looks at statistical differences between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal sex offenders including risk factors and substance abuse problems.
Doing Public History in Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Alternate Title
National Council for Public History Keynote Address
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Milloy
The Public Historian, vol. 35, no. 4, November 2013, pp. 10-19
Description
"The author discusses his experience with Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, charged with writing a history of the residential school system for First Nations students in Canada and with producing an archive accessible to both scholarly researchers and the public."
Domestic Sex Trafficking and Exploitation of Aboriginal Women and Girls: Exploring the Legacy of Colonialism in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nina Koebel
Description
Looks at why Aboriginal women and girls are most susceptible to trafficking, what Canada is doing in response and current policies. Also provides recommendations and argues for decriminalization of prostitution.
Domestic Sex Trafficking of Aboriginal Girls in Canada:
Issues and Implications
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anupriya Sethi
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 3, 2007, pp. 57-71
Description
Outlines the root causes that make Aboriginal girls vulnerable to domestic sex trafficking and discusses the policy implications this has for the federal government.
Domestic Trafficking of Aboriginal Girls in Canada: Issues and Implications
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anupriya Sethi
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 9
Description
Discusses key issues identified by grassroots agencies and outlines implications for policy formulation and implementation by governments and other fields such law enforcement, justice system and social welfare services. Chapter from Health and Wellbeing edited by Jerry White, Peter Dinsdale, and Dan Beavon. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Domestic Violence on the Reservation: Imperfect Laws, Imperfect Solution
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sumayyah Waheed
Berkeley Women's Law Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 2004, pp. 287-298
Description
Discusses Sandra J. Schmieder's proposal to allow civil suits against American Indian law enforcement officials who fail to enforce protective orders and argues that Schmieder fails to recognize the juristictional and financial obstacles involved when attempting to protect victims of violence.
Don McLean Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Don't Look the Other Way: Homelessness among Indigenous and Inuit Persons Milton-Parc Area in Montréal: Investigation Report and Recommendations
Alternate Title
Investigation Report and Recommendations: Homelessness among Indigenous and Inuit Persons Milton-Parc Area in Montréal: Don’t Look the Other Way
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nadine Mailloux
Description
Investigation was undertaken due to ongoing complaints about the escalating violence, prostitution and sale of drugs in the inner city neighbourhood.
E.B. v. Order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 45, 2005 SCC 60
Alternate Title
E.B. Appellant and Order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia...
E.B. v. OMI of BC File No.: 29890.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Found that the Oblates of Mary Immaculate were responsible for an employee who sexually assaulted a child at the residential school for First Nations.
Editorial: "Equality is Not a High Standard": Patricia Monture, 1958-2010
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherene Razack
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 26, no. 1, White Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in the Canadian Context: A Tribute to Patricia Monture, 2014, pp. i-iii
Description
Introduces the articles in this specially themed issue.
Educational Status and its Association With Risk and Protective Factors for First Nations Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly A. van der Woerd
David N. Cox
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 208-222
Description
Study identifies interventions that could help keep Aboriginal youth in school in Alert Bay, British Columbia.
Elder Abuse Issues in Indian Country
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. Yvonne Jackson
Teresa Sappier
Description
Presents findings from the Elder Abuse Survey conducted with Tribal Judges, Title VI Program Directors and Tribal Elders and review of elder abuse codes. Also includes a model tribal elder protection code, examples of abuse, and discussion of traditional cultural practices and their impact.
Eli Pooyak 9 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Pooyak
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes stories of boys who became rattlesnakes and a woman who was half fish. It also includes a discussion concerning the murder and suicide by Thunder Blanket.
Emerging Problem of Methamphetamine: A Threat Signaling the Need to Reform Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Ann Kronk
North Dakota Law Review, vol. 82, no. 4, 2006, pp. 1249-1271
Description
Discusses the scope of the problem, reviews legislation which has resulted in making reservations attractive for criminal activity as well as producing difficulties in prosecution of crimes, and makes recommendations to improve the situation.
Empty Promises: Parliament, The Supreme Court, and the Sentencing of Aboriginal Offenders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Stenning
Julian V. Roberts
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 64, 2001, pp. 137-168
Description
Discussion and history of s. 718.(2) (e) of the Criminal Code which says that particular attention must be paid to the circumstances of Aboriginal offenders.
The Empty Shawl: Honoring Native Women by Stopping the Violence Against Them
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherri Downing
Description
Report that follows the Honoring Native Women by Stopping the Violence Against Them Conference discusses the prevalence of the violence, the issues that make law enforcement difficult, seeks solutions, and makes recommendations.
Ending Violence Against Women in Aboriginal Communities: School Lesson Slides, Handouts and Worksheets
Alternate Title
Ending All Violence against Women in Aboriginal Communities: Slides, Handouts and Worksheets
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justice Education Society of BC
Description
School lesson designed to educate and mobilize students to take a public stand and public action against violence against women.
Ending Violence Against Women in Aboriginal Communities: Workshop Backgrounder
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Justice Education Society of BC
Description
Workshop designed to educate and mobilize individuals to take a public stand and public action against violence against women.
Background information including definitions,facts and key things to remember to accompany workshop.