Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maura Hanrahan
Description
Discusses the lasting negative effects of the decision to omit Mi'kmaq and Innu from the terms and the consequences of the Indian Act not being applied.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 126, February 2015, p. 9–16
Description
Presents ethnographic case study which examines a traditional treatment system and the need for communication and compatibility between traditional medicine and biomedicine.
Critical Criminology, vol. 1, no. 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 13-32
Description
Contends that the labels used for economic, political, and social crimes depended on the type of conflict arising from interactions with various parties, and were motivated by political and economic power.
Supreme Court Law Review, vol. 67, 2014, pp. [289]-317
Description
Looks at the Supreme Court decision in Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia case which opted for a territorial concept rather than the usual theory of Aboriginal title.
Lawrence Cook knew Jim Brady in 1949/50. He talks about the CCF government policies and how the people reacted to them, the Legion, and the various Co-op efforts that were tried in Cumberland. He is the only informant to talk about efforts by Brady to organize a Metis Association in Cumberland in 1949.
Lawrence Tobacco, born 1919, on the Poor Man Reserve, Saskatchewan He attended a residential school and is now involved in traditional education and counseling. He talks about farming and raising cattle on the Poor Man Reserve; shares a story of a trip he took to Winnipeg to sell cattle for a number of reserves in the File Hills area, and how Indian Affairs officials tried to bribe him with part of the proceeds of the sale; shares stories of defiance toward Dept.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 3, Summer, 1998, pp. 326-342
Description
Literary criticism piece in which the author considers the fictional writings and autobiography of Oliver La Farge, who was both a novelist and an anthropologist; argues that La Farge’s work engages in a process of critique of the anthropology and ethnography disciplines.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, April 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Using experiences from a research project on social transformative social justice, talks about ethical tensions felt and how they were overcome.
Discusses four-year project undertaken at the University of Victoria to increase retention and success of Aboriginal students through supportive programming, positive community experiences, peer mentoring, financial assistance, and cultural training for faculty and staff.
Lancet, vol. 352, no. 9143, December 5, 1998, p. 1800
Description
Brief look at The Report of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), The Report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCADIC) and Bringing them Home, the report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families.
Vancouver Police Department's response outlines present and future initiatives. Discusses recruitment practices, strengthening community relations, culturally appropriate and gender-neutral policy, practices and procedures, increased training in cultural competence and trauma informed responses, review of investigative practices and future directions.
Publication of paper presented at Western Social Science Association 2018 Meeting, American Indian Studies Section. Examines the philosophical frameworks of the mainstream education system in the United States and compares it to Indigenous understandings of education. Showcases examples of Indigenous principles of education at work in different school environments.
Early American Literature, vol. 48, no. 3, 2013, pp. 743-754
Description
Book review essay of:
English Letters and Indian Literacies: Reading, Writing, and New England Missionary Schools, 1750–1830 by Hilary E. Wyss.
Queequeg’s Coffin: Indigenous Literacies and Early American Literature by Birgit Rasmussen.
On Records: Delaware Indians, Colonists, and the Media of History and Memory by Andrew Newman.