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A Case Compounded Error: The Inuit Resettlement Project, 1953, and the Government Response, 1990

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shelagh D. Grant
Northern Perspectives, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 1991, pp. [3-29]
Looks at the resettlement of seven families from northern Quebec and three families from Pond Inlet to Resolute Bay on Corwallis Island and Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island and the lack of recognition and apology for contributions made to arctic sovereignty.
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Chapter XV -- "The Tragedy of 'Almighty Voice'"

E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "The Tragedy of 'Almighty Voice'" and descibes Hawkes' version of the incident between ALmighty Voice and Colebrooke in October, 1895. The last section of the chapter entitled "Inside Light on Tragedy" provides further information, via a statement made by Almighty Voice's father Sounding Sky.
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Charcoal, a Blood Indian

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Steele's Studio
Charcoal, a Blood Indian, dressed in buckskins and headdress. Reproduced on cover of CHARCOAL'S WORLD by Hugh A. Dempsey, Prairie Books.

Historical note:

Charcoal (Si'-okskitsis) was renowned for his strength and cunning as a warrior. He killed his wife's lover, fired at an Indian agent and a NWMP, and later killed a NWMP sergeant and was executed in 1897.
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Children of Someone Else's History: Reading for Restorative Justice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frances W. Kaye
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 225-239
Novel by Richard Wagamese Quality of Light is used in a discussion of retribution and restoration in the Canadian legal system.
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'Colossal Failure' by Police Left Pickton Free to Kill

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 8,23

Comments on a commissioners final report from a missing women inquiry and a rally call for a national investigation.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

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Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform: Final Report. Volume 2: Submissions to the Commission

Alternate Title
Final Report from the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform.
[Volume I: Leagacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kearney Healy
Ronna Jevne
Rae Mitten
Gerald T. G. Seniuk
John Burrows
Paul Joffe
Willie Littlechild
Content consists of selected submissions and contracted papers that reflect research and opinion of organizations and writers on critical issues in justice reform in Saskatchewan. Volume I Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change.
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Communication Most Effective Tool In Police Kit

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, September 5, 2008, p. A11
Promotes the inclusion of local First Nation peacekeepers to assist police officers on call in an attempt to reach a peaceful negotiated end to standoffs and defuse potentially explosive situations.
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Community Policing is the Way to Go

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, November 24, 2003, p. B1
Argues against a zero tolerance crime policy and instead supports neighbourhood law enforcement.
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A Compendium of Recommendations for Action on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada: Justice-Related Recommendations from Government and Community Reports between 2003-2015

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Justice
Focuses on reforms that could be make by provincial and/or federal government justice departments in the areas of policing, prosecutions, corrections, victim services, crime prevention, policy and legislation.
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Conflicting Perspectives on the Role of the Village Public Safety Officer in Native Villages in Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Otwin Marenin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 3, Summer, 1994, pp. 297-319
Study uses information from surveys of villagers and service providers—including VPSO coordinators, Alaska State Troopers, business owners, social services workers, BIA employees—conducted in two different villages to contrast the different perceptions of Village Public Safety Officers (VPSOs).
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Confronting Cannabis: Legalization on Native Nation Lands and the Impacts of Differential Federal Enforcement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Lewis
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 4, Fall, 2019, pp. 408-438
Author examines the laws and enforcement practices of the United States in relation to Indigenous Nations that choose to legalize medical, recreational, or agricultural cannabis. Article also considers the economic consequences of the legislation and its enforcement.
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Consultation Response on Street Checks

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Paper outlines the organization's position on regulating street checks, answers the Government of Ontario's 15 consultation questions and provides recommendations for consideration.
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: Interim Report in Follow-up to the Review of Canada's Sixth and Seventh Reports

Alternate Title
[United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Government's response to Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women's recommendation about investigation of cases of missing or murdered Aboriginal women.
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Correspondence and Circulars - Rex v. Angus H. Canadian

Documents & Presentations
Translation of notes from Judge Wilfrid Lazure, J.S.C., relating to Rex v. Angus H. Canadian. The Aboriginal defendant, from Ville LaSalle, Quebec, was found with a radio apparatus installed in his automobile without any permit or license, in contravention of Section 5 of The Radio Act, 2 Georges VI, Chapter 50 of the Statutes of Canada (1938).

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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Crime Prevention in Aboriginal Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rick Linden
Report submitted to the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry Implementation Commission. Summarizes various reduction strategies and gives examples of successful programs.
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The Criminal Code and Aboriginal People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard Mandamin
Dennis Callihoo
Albert Angus
Marion Buller
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Edition: Aboriginal Justice, 1992, pp. 5-40
Discusses traditional justice systems, systemic discrimination and cultural clashes in the present act and its application of criminal law, new initiatives in law enforcement, court systems, corrections and rehabilitation, and recommendations for change.
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The Criminal Code of Canada: A Review Based on the Minister's Reference

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. Archibald Kaiser
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Edition: Aboriginal Justice, 1992, pp. 41-146
Lengthy review (100 pages), is a background study for the Law Reform Commission of Canada's report on Aboriginal Peoples and Criminal Justice; covers wide range of topics, both historical and contemporary, concerning the Canadian justice system's treatment of Aboriginal peoples.
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Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Brent Leonhard
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 2, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy and Healthcare, March 2021, pp. 45-78
An examination of the complexity of overlapping criminal jurisdictions between tribal, municipal, state, and federal officials that could impede the solving of murdered and missing Indigenous females. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 45.
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Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country: The Solution of Cross Deputization

Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2008-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hannah Bobee
Allison Boisvenu
Anderson Duff
Kathryn E. Fort
Wenona T. Singel
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Analyzes the issues of cross deputization by covering federal Indian law, state criminal jurisdiction, law enforcement structure, use of cross-deputization, cooperative agreements, and solutions for streamlined law enforcement.
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Criminal Victimization in the Territories, 2014

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Samuel Perreault
Laura Simpson
Juristat, vol. [36], no. [1], April 27, 2016, pp. [1]-45

Primarily statistics from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS), combined with some from the 2009 General Social Survey (GSS).

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Crossing the Last Frontier: Problems Facing Aboriginal Women Victims of Rape in Central Australia

Alternate Title
AIC Conference Proceedings ; 20, 1992
Without Consent: [Confronting Adult Sexual Violence: Proceedings of a Conference held 27-29 October, 1992]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jane Lloyd
Nanette Rogers
Paper from Without Consent: Confronting Adult Sexual Violence. Looks at the unique Aboriginal customary laws which are in place to deal with violations.
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Cultural Amnesia and Legal Rhetoric: Remembering the 1862 United States-Dakota War and the Need for Military Commissions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marouf Hasian
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 91-117
Examines the controversy of the 1862 Dakota Conflict in Minnesota, followed by the execution of 38 Sioux men, and questions whether military tribunals can balance civil liberties and state necessities.
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"Cypress Hills Massacre, 1934-1967"

Archival » Archival Items
This file contains correspondence, typescripts, article and newspaper clippings concerning the Cypress Hills Massacre of 1873. Shepherd claims to have rediscovered the original site of the massacre through the help of a Metis guide.

Historical note:

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