Tribal Court Clearinghouse: A Project of the Tribal Law and Policy Institute

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Description
Comprehensive website intended as a resource for American Indian and Alaskan Native Nations and people, tribal justice systems, victims and tribal service providers, and the improvement of justice. Contains links to: tribal law, federal law, state law, and other resources.
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Tribal Policing: An Alternative Viewpoint : The Oneida Indian Nation of New York Police

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 3rd, 1999
Native American Symposium ; 4th, 2001
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter W. Phillips
Description
Discusses progress made to overcome problems that face many tribal police officers within Native American communities.
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Tribal Teachers Are Important to American Indian Adolescents' Tribal Identity Development

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie M. Brown
Judith L. Gibbons
Kimberly Eretzian Smirles
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, 2007, pp. 103-111
Description
Results of a research study, with some additional analysis, that examined the importance of tribal teachers in the development of adolescent Native American's tribal identity.
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Trick or Treaty?

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Alison Burns
Annette Clarke
Description
Documentary focuses on Treaty 9 (James Bay Treaty), First Nations' fight to see that treaty rights and obligations are respected, and their lands and resources are protected. Duration: 84:51. Related material: Mini-Lesson.
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Trickster Maneuvers or Minimum Morality in The Toughest Indian in the World

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Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marija Kneževiċ
Description
Discusses how the comic mobility of the trickster is used to address serious social issues in Sherman Alexie's volume of short stories. Excerpt from Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium edited by Mark B. Spencer.
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Troubling History, Troubling Law: The Question of Indigenous Genocide in Canada

Alternate Title
Arts in Action ; no. 1
Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing, and Teaching Genocide
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Adam Muller
Description
Discusses the meaning of genocide and whether or not genocide occurred based on two underlying issues. Chapter 3 from Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing, and Teaching Genocide edited by Scott W. Murray.
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[Truth and Reconciliation]

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wilton Little Child
Description
Commissioner from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission speaks about the Commission, ramifications of the residential school experience and linkages to current social problems, survivors' stories, and Commission's calls to action. Duration: 59:29.
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Truth and Reconciliation: Canadians See Value in Process, Skeptical about Government Action

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angus Reid Institute
Description

Reports results of online survey conducted from June 9-12, 2015, with a sample of 1511 Canadian adults who were members of the Angus Reid Forum. Respondents were asked whether they agreed with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's key recommendations.

Related Material: Survey Questionnaire.

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The Truth in Embodied Stories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Cairns
Susan Ferguson
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 46, no. 2, Special Issue: Finding Common Ground, Spring, 2012, pp. 221-244
Description
Discusses the notion of the politics of liberation which could represents the ability to select alternating narratives.
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Truth, Reconciliation and the Politics of Community

Alternate Title
The Politics of Community and Identity: Learning from One Another, University of Ottawa, May 20-22, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ravi de Costa
Description
Discusses the potential of the Commission in terms of non-Aboriginal engagement and redefining attitudes in mainstream society.
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Tset Hikwstexw te Sqwelteltset: We Hold Our Language High

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stelómethet Ethel B Gardner
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1-2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 130-148
Description
Examines the phenomenon of Halq'eméylem renewal and what it means in the lives of Stó:lo people today.
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“‘Tubbee’ and His Nieces: A Colloquy on White Men, Choctaw Women, Intermarriage and ‘Indianness’ in the Choctaw Intelligencer, 1851”

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 6th, 2005
Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership: Proceedings of the Sixth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Richard Mize
Description
Examines a series of letters to the editor that illuminate gender issues in the early Oklahoma Indian Territory.
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Tuberculosis and Syndemics: Implications for Winnipeg, Manitoba

Alternate Title
Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand
RAL-e ; no.3, 2008
Research in Anthropology & Linguistics-e ; no. 3, 2008
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Agapi Mavridis
Description
Discusses links between attempted eradication of TB with the social conditions that allow the disease to thrive. Chapter 4 from : Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Judith Littleton, Julie Park, Ann Herring and Tracy Farmer. Scroll down to page 43 to read chapter.
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Tuktu and His Eskimo Dogs

Alternate Title
The Stories of Tuktu
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Laurence Hyde
Description
Tuktu, a fictional elder, recalls the traditional ways that the Inuit depended on their dogs. Duration: 14:10.
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Tuktu and the Trials of Strength

Alternate Title
The Stories of Tuktu
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Laurence Hyde
Description
Tuktu, a fictional elder, recalls the Inuits' strength in hunting and other activities including the drum dance. Duration: 14:18.
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Tungasuvvingat Inuit

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tungasuvvingat Inuit
Description
"Tungasuvvingat Inuit provides Inuit specific programs, services, and support to empower and enhance the lives of Inuit. in Ontario." Includes newsletter, links to Ottawa Inuit organizations and information about non-insured health benefits.
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Turning Pages: David Hugill and Tyler McCreary on Settler City Limits

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
David Hugill
Tyler McCreary
Michael Elves
Description
Episode 84: David Hugill and Tyler McCreary, two of the five editors of Settler City Limits: Indigenous Resurgence and Colonial Violence, discuss their work on the book and its relationship to the Academy. Duration: 29:59.
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Twilight Dancers

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CBC Short Docs
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Theola Ross
Paola Marino
Description
Comments on a group of Indigenous teenagers who use square dancing to help heal from the trauma of a suicide epidemic and bullying in their remote community. Duration: 16:31.
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Two Approaches to Economic Development on American Indian Reservations: One Works, the Other Doesn’t

Alternate Title
Resources for Nation Building: Governance, Development, and the Future of American Indian Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Joseph P. Kalt
Description
Describes the standard and nation-building approaches to development, and discusses why one works and the other does not. The authors also make suggestions as to how Indian nations can move from one approach to the other.
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Two Paths One Direction: Parks Canada and Aboriginal Peoples Working Together

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Steve Langdon
Rob Prosper
Nathalie Gagnon
George Wright Forum, The, vol. 27, no. 2, 2010, p. 222–233
Description
Examines the unique legal and constitutional relationship with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Parks Canada including the legislative policy and corporate changes that have occurred over the last 30 years.
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Two Per Cent is No Solution, Secret Report

Alternate Title
Two Percent is No Solution, Secret Report
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 2, May 2007, p. 8
Description

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine contends that government funding for First Nations basic services is inadequate.

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

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Two Perspectives on Aboriginal Female Suicides in Custody

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle G. Grossmann
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3-4, July-October 1992, pp. [403]-416
Description
Argues that an integrated approach, incorporating both deprivation (influences external to the individual) and importation (internal to the individual) theory, is necessary when analyzing risk factors for suicide in the inmates.
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Two Tiered Prostitution Law: Aboriginal Women in the Sex Trade

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle M. Mann
Canadian Diversity=Diversité canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 103-108
Description
Brief article argues that Aboriginals are the most disadvantaged of an already marginalized class and discusses whether other legal options would improve the situation. Entire issue on one pdf. To access this article, scroll to p. 103.
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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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Understanding AIDS: Prof. Dwyer Explains

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Dwyer
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, December 1986, pp. 3-8
Description
Immunologist reports on the mutation of the ADIS virus and transmission routes both geographically and between individuals.
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Understanding Contextual Differences in American Indian Criminal Justice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry Long
Rich Braunstein
Brenda Manning
William D. Anderson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, 2008, pp. 41-65
Description
Discusses the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) study about crime and victimization in the American Indian community.
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Understanding Indigenous Food Sovereignty through an Indigenous Research Paradigm

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tabitha Martens
Jaime Cidro
Michael Anthony Hart
Stéphane McLachlan
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 5, no. 1, 2016, pp. 18-37
Description
Discusses the context and concerns of the Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS) movement arising from research conducted by the authors; focuses on the creation and implementation of an Aboriginal research framework.
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