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Two Worlds Colliding

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Description
Documentary deals with the notorious "starlight tours" which involved Saskatoon police officers transporting Aboriginal men to the outskirts of the city and abandoning them during sub-zero temperatures. Duration: 49:00.
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U.C.C.M Police

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin (U.C.C.M.) Tribal Council's regional police service is comprised of six First Nation communities on Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
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Understanding Aboriginal Policing in a Social Capital Context

Alternate Title
Social Capital in Action: Thematic Policy Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ralph Matthews
Rochelle Côté
Description
"Focuses on the role of social capital in the context of policing in Aboriginal band communities and reserves." Chapter from Social Capital in Action: Thematic Policy Studies by Maurice Lévesque, Norah Keating, Jennifer Swindle, Deborah Foster, Jean Lock Kunz ... [et al.] Scroll to page 134 to read chapter
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Unfinished Projects - Whitecap

Documents & Presentations
Description
Folder contains newspaper clippings relating to trade with Indigenous persons near Moose Jaw in 1884, Indigenous weddings,agriculture, and the death of Chief Whitecap.
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Unveiling Truths: Policing

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)
Description
Briefly looks at traditional methods of social control, and current law enforcement practices with respect to Indigenous women and girls, and their connections to females being murdered and going missing.
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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
Description
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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Urbanization and Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Responses for the Questionnaire from the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Association of Friendship Centres
Description
Questions were posed about key factors driving urbanization, impacts on social, economic and cultural cohesions, discrimination, identity, recognition and culture, at risk populations, and Indigenous-led initiatives and state responses.
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Verdict Explanation: Jamie Goodwin and Ricardo Wesley, March 6 to 21, 2009

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Eden
Description
Presents a brief synopsis and interpretation of the issues presented at the inquest, the verdict, and recommendations made by the jury. The two men died while in custody on January 8, 2006, when a fatal fire broke out in the cellblock area of the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service ("NAPS") detachment in Kashechewan.
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A Victim-Centered Approach to Domestic Violence Against Native Women: Resource Guide for Drafting or Revising Tribal Laws Against Domestic Violence

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sarah Deer
Carrie A. Martell
Hallie Bongar White
Maureen White Eagle
Description
Guide to assist tribal governments with laws regarding the safety of Aboriginal women and children. Written so that revised tribal laws reflect tribal values. Provides examples from different tribal codes.
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Victoria Rose Paul Investigation Report

E-Books
Author/Creator
Nadine Cooper Mont
Description
Investigation into the death of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq woman who died after suffering a stroke and not receiving prompt medical attention while being held in a police cell in 2009.
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Violence No More: Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Charlotte
Wolfrey
Barbara Barker
Alex Wilson
Kim Stanton
Description
Panel discussion about government accountability and the forthcoming inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and efforts to strengthen community-based responses. to violence. Duration: 2:16:01.
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Visible Minorities and Confidence in the Police

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Liqun Cao
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, vol. 53, no. 1, January 2011, pp. 1-26
Description
Suggests that reform measures should be kept in place to continue to try to achieve confidence in the police from visible minorities in Canada.
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W.B. Cameron Papers - Articles Relating to William McKay.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William Bleasdell Cameron
Description
This file consists of 7 items, including a newspaper article and typed copies of stories told by or about William McKay. The file also contains second and third copies of some of these items.
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"Wheeler, Arthur O."

Archival » Archival Items
Description
File contains a photocopy of Arthur O. Wheeler's daily diary from March to July, 1885. Wheeler served in the Survey (scout) Corp for the Government, and was present during some of the battles of the 1885 rebellion.
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White Backlash against Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Alternate Title
White Backlash against Indigenous People in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Proulx
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 1, 2018, pp. 75-101
Description
Author uses critical whiteness theory, Indigenous and non-Indigenous legal theory, and coloniality theories to examine the practices and role of mainstream governments, legal institutions, and white activists minimizing and perpetuating colonial discourses.
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White Man's Law and the American Indian Family in the Assimilation Era

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda J. Lacey
Arkansas Law Review, vol. 40, no. 2, 1986, pp. 327-379
Description
Compares and contrasts the social and mores existing in American Indian societies of the nineteenth century with those of the Anglo-Europeans. The article also discusses the effects of assimilation and post-assimilation policies on those social structures.
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Who Killed Alberta Williams?

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Connie Walker
Marnie Luke
Description
Eight part podcast and slideshow about an unsolved 27 year old murder that took place along the Highway of Tears near Prince Rupert, B.C. and the investigation by lead investigator Gary Kerr. Episodes run between 35:00 - 45:00 minutes. Includes transcripts.
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Who Lies Buried in Satanta’s Tomb? Co-memorating a Kiowa Warrior

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Drew Lopenzina
Travis Franks
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 3, Summer, 2019, pp. 249-280
Description
Authors re-examine the discourse surrounding the life and death of the Kiowa leader Satanta; discuss how even contemporary perceptions of Indigenous historical figures are rooted in colonial narratives of conquest which sought to diminish the humanity of Indigenous peoples and extinguish Indigenous title in favour of white settler expansion.
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Who Owns the Problem?: Crime and Disorder in James Bay Cree Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol LaPrairie
Eddie Diamond
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3-4, July-October 1992, pp. [417]-434
Description
Compares methods of dealing with crime on-reserve (communities with a majority Aboriginal population) which may not involve formal processes and off-reserve (communities with a minority Aboriginal population) which are dealt with through the criminal justice system.
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