Sentencing

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Diversion and Sentencing

Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
David Arnot
pp. 233-234
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing the Battlefords area Katapamisuak Society, a project focussed on mediation and diversion from court working to find alternatives, yet remain within the current justice system. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
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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.
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Duck Lake Agency Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Sisikwau (Rattlesnake)
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that provides a brief account of the settlement of disputes.
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Duelling Paradigms? Western Criminal Justice Versus Aboriginal Community Healing

Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rupert Ross
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, questions current punitive processing system and compares a justice-as-healing approach grounded in community-driven counsel and education for alcohol, violence, abuse as an alternative. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
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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.
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Enhancing the Role of Aboriginal Communities Booklet

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Initiatives Branch
Correctional Service of Canada
Description
Information regarding alternatives to incarceration and parole supervision of Aboriginal offenders pursuant to section 81 and 84 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.
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Ex-Prisoner Pomo Woman Speaks Out

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stormy Ogden
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 63-69
Description
Author discusses her experience in Federal prison and gives an overview of the U.S. criminal justice system and Federal Indian law.
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Exemplary Punishment: T.R.L. MacInnes, the Department of Indian Affairs, and Indigenous Executions, 1936–52

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Briggs
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 100, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 398-438
Description
Discusses how Department of Indian Affairs (DIA) Secretary (1936-52), Thomas Robert Loftus (T.R.L.) MacInnes created and used racializing narratives to respond to Indigenous peoples’ resistance to assimilation and promoted “Indian executions” as a means to address “the problem.”
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Federally Sentenced Aboriginal Women in Maximum Security: What Happened to the Promises of "Creating Choices"?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
SkyBlue Morin
Description
Contracted report including recommendations, based on 1997-1998 interviews in the Springhill Institution, Prison for Women, the Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies) and the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Report notes significant drop in percentage of Aboriginal women incarcerated during period of report writing.
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The Female Offender in Canada: A Statistical Profile

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alison Hatch
Karlene Faith
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 3, no. 2, 1989, pp. 432-456
Description
Contends that cultural, social, and economic factors affect both criminal behaviours by women and the responses of the criminal justice system.
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File Hills Agency Interview #3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
pieciwhathamo (Sing Like Thunder)
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where Chief Black Bear's story is told by his son Pikats (this is his nickname, meaning unknown).
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Fine Day Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where Fine Day describes the punishment for violation of their hunting code. He also describes the selection and duties of ceremonial officers and the use of buffalo pounds.
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Fine Day Interview #29

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives various reasons for holding a Sundance.
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Fine Day Interview #32

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives a description of punishment for violation of the hunting code. He also gives a brief description of saddle making.
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Fine Day Interview #6

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
Description
Fine Day explains atonement and reconciliation for murder; describes a skirmish between the Cree and the Blackfoot; he also describes various games.
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First Nations Justice Initiative in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jaclyn Ellis
Totem, vol. 17, no. 1, 2009, pp. 37-42
Description
Looks at the revival of traditional justice systems and the use of standardized initiatives like the Maori family conferencing model and the sentencing circle.
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The Four Circles of Hollow Water

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; APC 15 CA (1997)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Corrections Policy Unit
Solicitor General of Canada
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
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From Gaming to Justice? A Note on the Effect of American Indian Casinos on Tribal Judicial Systems

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Randall Akee
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 32-42
Description
Uses data from the 2002 Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in American Indian and Alaska Native Jurisdiction to discuss the complicated issues of using on-reserve gaming revenues to fund tribal judicial systems; notes that while funding might be increased by gaming, so might be the need for tribal judicial resources.
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From the Power To Punish To the Power To Heal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bria Huculak
Justice as Healing, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Brief discussion of restorative justice and sentencing circles. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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The Gladue Decision

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
BearPaw Media Productions
Description
Video looks at the landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, one that decreed that judges must take into account the unique circumstances of Aboriginal people when passing sentence on Aboriginal offenders. Discussion includes the original intent, conflicting opinions about it, opportunities it presents, and the work involved in upholding it.
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Gladue Sentencing Principles

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
Description
"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
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Gladue: The Judicial and Political Reception of a Promising Decision

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent Roach
Jonathan Rudin
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 42, no. 3, July 01, 2000, pp. 355-388
Description
Discusses Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ruling that requires judges to consider the "circumstances of Aboriginal offenders." Author concludes that while the ruling is positive, it is unlikely to decrease the overrepresentation of Aboriginals in the penal system.
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