Adopted in 2007, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples establishes self-
determination--including free, prior, and informed consent--as a foundational right and …

Law has been used to impose and enforce colonial power relations in Canada, as well as
being used as a tool of resistance within Indigenous-state relations. The day-to-day lives of …

Throughout history, Indigenous peoples1 have developed a vast array of systems to govern
themselves in distinct societies and to make use of natural resources for their living and …

The purpose of this policy review was to critically examine the Aboriginal Justice Strategy
(AJS), which is a federal governmental program founded in 1991 to combat the problem of …

This essay considers violence against women and self-determination in contemporary Sami
society. It argues that in order for Sami self-determination become meaningful and viable, it …

The problem of overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian criminal justice
(legal) system, particularly its prisons, has been well documented. In 1996, following a …

Aboriginal women are dramatically over-represented within Canada's prison population,
accounting for 41% of the women in sentenced custody, while constituting but 4% of the …

This paper argues that the principles articulated by the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v.
Gladue and re-iterated in R. v. Ipeelee are being interpreted and implemented at the bail …

In 1996, in an effort to reduce the disproportionate rate of incarceration that Indigenous
Canadians are subject to, the federal government enacted Bill C-41. This bill, later becoming …

June 1-3, 2010 Concordia University, Montreal In the past several years, there has been an
exponential growth of research on various aspects of indigenous peoples and self …