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The colonial problem : an Indigenous perspective on crime and injustice in Canada
Record details
- ISBN: 9781442608054
- ISBN: 1442608056
- ISBN: 9781442606623
- ISBN: 1442606622
- ISBN: 9781442606630
- ISBN: 9781442606647
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Physical Description:
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xxxv, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: North York, ON ; University of Toronto Press, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Introduction to Indigenous Peoples in Canada -- By Way of a Definition: Who Is Indigenous -- Canadian Definitions of Indigenous Peoples -- How Many Indigenous Peoples Are in Canada? -- Debunking Stereotypes and Assumptions -- Not All Indigenous Peoples Look the Same -- Indigenous Peoples Still Exist -- Misconception of Free Education -- Tax Free Myth -- Why We Won't Just "Get Over It" -- 2. Introduction to an Indigenous Perspective: Ideology and Teachings -- Indigenous World Views -- Walking the Red Road: Following "Traditional" Teachings -- Elders -- Circular Thinking -- Knowledge Creation and Interpretation -- Teachings -- Seven Sacred Grandfather Teachings -- Circle -- Smudging Ceremony -- Protocols and Learning More -- 3. Indigenous Governance and Methods of Addressing Crime -- Turtle Island -- Traditional Governance and Governance Structures -- Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace -- Clan Systems -- Traditional Methods of Addressing Crime -- 4. Historical and Contemporary Colonialism -- Doctrines of Discovery and Conquest -- Underpinnings of the Rights of Property -- Colonialism -- Orientalism -- Contemporary Colonialism -- White Privilege -- 5. Canadian Legal History: The Interpretation of Indigenous Treaties and Rights -- Treaty Overview -- Royal Proclamation of 1763 -- Treaty of Niagara of 1764 -- Organized Takeover: The Conspiracy of Legislation -- Numbered Treaties -- 6. Indigenous Peoples and the State: Legal Manipulation and Indian Legislation -- "Indian Reserves," "Indian Agents," and the "Indian Pass System" -- Origins and Development of Indian Legislation -- Philosophy and Intent of the Indian Act -- Defining "Indians" out of Existence and the System of Enfranchisement -- Chief and Band Council Structure: The Prohibition of Hereditary Leadership and an Assault on Indigenous Lands -- "Indian"-Specific Liquor Laws and Regulating Pool Hall Entry -- Outlawing "Indian" Culture, Dancing, and Ceremonies -- Scrap the Act?: The White and Red Papers -- 7. Impact of Assimilation: Residential Schools and Intergenerational Trauma -- Davin Report -- Residential Schools -- Genocide -- Legal Challenges, Residential School Settlement Agreements, and Apologies -- Intergenerational Legacies and Trauma -- 8. Crime Affecting Indigenous Peoples: Over-Representation, Explanations, and Risk Factors -- Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples -- Victimization of Indigenous Peoples -- Resilience and Risk Factors -- High Residential Mobility and Poor Living Conditions -- Poor Health, Suicide, and Addictions -- Education and Academic Advancement -- Employment and Income -- Family Environment and Child Welfare -- Indigenous Peoples: Young and Growing -- Cycle of Crime Affecting Indigenous Peoples -- 9. Violence Affecting Indigenous Women: Struggle, Sexualization, and Subjugation -- Challenge: Violence Affecting Indigenous Women -- Traditional Indigenous Societies' Treatment of Women: Valued, Honoured, and Respected -- Euro-Canadian Treatment of Indigenous Women: "Rapable" Sexual Objects -- Popular Culture Depictions: The Sexualization of Indigenous Women -- National Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women -- Highway of Tears and Abuse and Fear in Northern British Columbia -- Missing and Murdered Women in Downtown Eastside Vancouver -- Calls for a National Public Inquiry -- 10. Real Criminals: Governments and Their Corporate Priorities and Failed Agreements -- Constitutional Rights Recognition -- Aboriginal Rights: The Sparrow Decision and the Van der Peet Trilogy -- Aboriginal Title: The Delgamuukw Decision -- Treaty Interpretation: The Sioui and Marshall Decisions -- Crown's Fiduciary Duty: Haida Nation, Taku River Tlingit First Nation, Mikisew Cree, and Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation Decisions -- Recent Aboriginal Title Decisions: Tsilhqot' in Nation and Grassy Narrows First Nation -- Non-recognition of Aboriginal Rights, Title, and Self-Determination -- Non-recognition of Indigenous Lands and Protection of Sacred Burial Grounds -- Resource Development Agenda Trumps Treaty Relationships -- Bill C-45 and the Idle No More Movement -- 11. Modern Agreements and Land Claims: The Government's Desire for "Economic Certainty" -- Land Claims: Specific Claims and Comprehensive Claims -- Breaking the First "Modern Treaty": The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement -- Land Claims in British Columbia: The Government's Self-Serving Agenda -- Tsawwassen Final Agreement -- 12. Euro-Canadian "Justice" Systems and Traditional Indigenous Justice -- Western Justice and Indigenous Justice -- Starlight Tours: Police Brutality against Indigenous Peoples -- Policing: Indigenization, Low Credibility, and Over- and Under-Policing -- Court System: Tinkering with Laws, Gladue Reports, and Courts -- Correctional System: Indigenization and Traditional Healing in Prisons -- Cultural Misunderstanding within the Canadian Criminal Justice System -- Restorative Justice Movement -- Traditional Approaches Incorporated into Non-Traditional Social' Structures -- Indigenous Traditions Reinvented in the Context of Colonization -- 13. Moving Forward: Lighting the Eighth Fire -- Seven Fires Prophecy -- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Considering and Implementing Recommendations -- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples -- Decolonization, Reconciliation, and Resurgence -- Decolonization in Practice: Artists Reversing the Gaze, Creating Conversation, and Reawakening Sprits -- Returning to the Teachings: Traditional Practices and Healing -- Indigenous-Specific Prevention Programming -- Aboriginal Justice Strategy -- Indigenous-Specific Education Supports and Programming -- Indigenous Community-Based Organizations: Offering Programs by and for Indigenous Peoples -- Community Champions: Inspiring, Educating, and Making Change. |
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| Topic Heading: | First Nations Canada. Aboriginal. Metis Canada. Inuit Canada. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at University College of the North Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| The Pas Campus Library | E 78 .C2 M66 2016 (Text) | 58500000454371 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Thompson Campus Library | E 78 .C2 M66 2016 (Text) | 58500000998674 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
