Seeking Measures of Justice: Aboriginal Women's Rights Claims, Legal Orders, and Politics
Alternate Title
[Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 79th, 2007]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joyce Green
Val Napoleon
Description
Discusses, in a broader political framework, the need for greater inclusion of Aboriginal women in academic and political circles.
Seizing the Sky: Redefining American Art
Alternate Title
Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kate Morris
Jessica L. Horton
Lisa Roberts Seppi
Robert Houle
Joelene Rickard ... [et al.]
Description
Symposium honoring Kay WalkingStick held at the National Museum of the American Indian November 5, 2015. Features 12 symposium videos divided into 2 sessions. The first session discusses Kay's personal approach to making art. The second session discusses the larger context of her work in art, history, society and culture.
Session 1 - Duration: 81:40
Session 2 - Duration: 127.25
Selected Urban Aboriginal Demography
Alternate Title
Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: [Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tricia McGuire-Adams
Description
Looks at statistics for friendship centre catchment areas from 2006 census, compares non-Aboriginals' age and gender, and comments on potential effects of Bill-3, Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act
Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White, Calvin Hanselmann.
Self-Determination and Indigenous Women: Increasing Legitimacy Through Inclusion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 26, no. 2, 2014, pp. 241-275
Description
Contends that in order for decolonization to fully occur political, social, cultural, and economic development must be met for Indigenous women.
Self-Determination and Indigenous Women's Rights at the Intersection of International Human Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 34, February 2012, pp. 225-250
Description
Looks at the lack of studies that consider whether and how violence against women is related to self-determination and autonomy.
Self-Determination and Indigenous Women - 'Whose Voice Is It We Hear in the Sámi Parliament?'
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, vol. 18, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 39-62
Description
Interviews Sámi women in Norway and Finland on their perspective of self-determination and engagement in the process.
Sending a Message: How Indigenous Australian Women Use Contemporary Music Recording Technologies to Provide a Space for Agency, Viewpoints and Agendas
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katelyn Barney
The World of Music, vol. 49, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples, Recording Techniques, and the Recording Industry, 2007, pp. 105-124
Description
Uses interviews and examples of recordings to show how awareness for political and social justice issues are being raised through music.
Sentencing Circles and Intimate Violence: A Canadian Feminist Perspective
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Angela Cameron
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law , vol. 18, no. 2, 2006, pp. 479-512
Description
Argues that sentencing circles have inadequately addressed social injustice and inequality issues; and in some cases have revictimized survivors.
Services for Sex Trade Workers Need More Support
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Suthers
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 1, April 2007, p. 22
Description
Discusses how programs that aid sex trade workers require continued government support in order to maintain the much needed services.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.
[Settler Reflections: Knowing and Refusing to Know about Canada's Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women]
Alternate Title
[University of Saskatchewan College of Law Guest Speakers Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mary Eberts
Description
Video of lecture given by the Ariel Sallows Chair in Human Rights at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law on October 24, 2011. Speaker discusses portrayal of Aboriginal women in the Ecstasy of Rita Jo by George Ryga and the Manawaka cycle by Margaret Laurence as they relate to the current context.
Duration: 42:18.
Seventh Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners for the Year 1875.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United States Board of Indian Commissioners
Description
The Seventh Annual Report of the United States Board of Indian Commissioners includes reports of living conditions on reservations; correspondence and transcripts of meetings between government officials and Aboriginal chiefs and officials; and lists of Indian Agencies with names of tribes and agents.
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.Sex Role Attributions of American-Indian Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tarrell Awe
Agahe Portman
Journal of Mental Health Counseling, vol. 23, no. 1, January 1, 2001, p. 72
Description
Comparison between a Native American group and a predominately white group using Bem Sex Role Inventory shortform. Researchers believe their findings may help mental health professionals understand their clients better and avoid stereotyping.
Sex Trafficking in Indian Country WA State
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Deborah Kay Adams
Description
Webinar provides definitions, overview of contributing factors, information about methods of finding victims, common misconceptions, correlations to domestic violence, signs of being trafficked, needs of victims, and traditional approaches to healing.
Duration: 1:05:08.
Sex Trafficking of American Indian Women and Girls in Minnesota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Koepplinger
University of St. Thomas Law Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Fall, 2008, pp. 129-137
Description
Discusses sex trafficking in Minnesota and urban American Indian communities stating international indicators for trafficking are similar to domestic trafficking indicators.
Sexual Assault: Issues for Aboriginal Women
Alternate Title
Conference proceedings (Australian Institute of Criminology) ; no. 20
Without Consent: Confronting Adult Sexual Violence: Proceedings of a Conference Held 27-29 October, 1992
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Carol Thomas
Description
Presents number of factors that need to be considered when developing appropriate strategies to deal with needs of Aboriginal women.
Presented at Without Consent: Confronting Adult Sexual Violence, conference sponsored by the Australian Institute of Criminology.
Sexual Equality and Indian Government: An Analysis of Bill C-31 Amendments to the Indian Act
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Green
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 1985, pp. 81-95
Description
Provides an historical overview of the events leading to changes to Indian Act which stripped status from Indian women who married non-status Indians or non-Indians.