Aboriginal/Indigenous Links Page
[This
page was last updated 28 February 2016]
Idle No More Blogspot
and Idle No More
As both sites affirm, “Idle No More calls on all people to join in a
revolution which honors and fulfills Indigenous sovereignty which protects the
land and water. Colonization continues through attacks to Indigenous rights and
damage to the land and water. We must repair these violations, live the spirit
and intent of the treaty relationship, work towards justice in action, and
protect Mother Earth.”
Center
for World Indigenous Studies
This institute, based in Washington State, is a
terrific source of information regarding indigenous issues at the international
level. Their Fourth World Documentation Project is the best source for
United Nations documents, especially concerning the Working Group on Indigenous
Populations.
UN
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples
In 2001 the Commission on Human Rights first appointed
a special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous
peoples. The first Special Rapporteur was Dr. Rudolfo Stavenhagen of Mexico
(2001-2008). He was replaced after serving the maximum two terms by Dr. James Anaya
of the United States, who in turn served two terms (2008-2014). The current
special rapporteur, since 2014, is Victoria
Tauli-Corpuz of the Phillipines,
who previously served as the Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The PFII -- a 16-member forum whose members are 50-50
Indigenous/Nation State representatives -- was created in 2000 and met for the
first time in 2001. An offshoot of ECOSOC (the Economic and Social Council),
PFII holds meetings in New York every March on a wide range of policy
issues. With the demise of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations after
2006, PFII is the central forum in the UN system for consideration of
Indigenous issues.
Survival: The Movement for
Tribal Peoples
Survival is an organization that supports tribal
peoples worldwide through education, advocacy and campaigns. They also offer
tribal peoples a platform to address the world.
International
Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
In the IWGIA's words" "IWGIA is
an independent international membership organisation
staffed by specialists and advisers on indigenous affairs." The
organization "... supports indigenous peoples' struggle for human rights,
self-determination, right to territory, control of land and resources, cultural
integrity, and the right to development."
The Union has NGO consultative status with the
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and has played a significant
role in British Columbia and Canadian politics since its initial formation in
1969. The Union has a splendid resource page including press releases and
commentary on issues of the day.
The introduction to this site states: "The
Canadian Native Law Cases were compiled and indexed by researchers at the
Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan between 1980 and 1991. The 9
volume set contains all reported Canadian court decisions as well as those that
went to the Privy Council on appeal from Canada. There is also a selection of
previously unreported cases. The period covered is 1763-1978.
Listed below are some articles that might otherwise
prove difficult to obtain. You are welcome to download copies of any paper you
wish as long as (a) you do not make money from its distribution; and (b) you
acknowledge the original source whenever the ideas are referred to or a quote
is used. They are listed in reverse chronological order.
Ted Palys (2014). A Programme Evaluation of Vancouver Aboriginal
Transformative Justice Services Society (VATJSS). Report prepared for VATJSS
with funding from the Department of Justice Aboriginal Justice Strategy
Capacity Building Fund.
Ted Palys (2013). Is the Government of
Canada Living Up To Its Responsibilities Regarding Indigenous Justice Systems
Under the UN Declaration? A report prepared on the occasion the
October, 2013 visit to Canada of Dr. James Anaya, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Ted Palys, Richelle
Isaac, and Jana Nuszdorfer (2012). Taking
Indigenous Justice Seriously: Fostering a Mutually Respectful Coexistence of
Aboriginal and Canadian Justice. Research report prepared for
Vancouver’s Downtown Community Court and Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative
Justice Services.
Ted Palys and Wenona Victor (2007).
“Getting to a Better Place”: Qwi:qwelstóm,
the Stó:lō and Self-Determination. Pre-publication draft of a paper prepared under a Law Commission of
Canada award within its Indigenous Legal Traditions initiative that appeared in
an edited volume of papers published by UBC Press. See the UBC Press
web site for more information.
Ted Palys and Wenona Victor (2005). Aboriginal
Justice: Taking Control and Responsibility. Paper presented as part of a Law
Commission of Canada symposium at the 30th Annual Congress of the
Canadian Criminal Justice Association. Calgary, Alberta; 28 October.
Ted Palys and Wenona Victor (2005). "Getting to a Better Place": Qwi:qwelstóm,
the Stó:lō Nation and Self-Determination. Paper presented as part
of a Law Commission of Canada symposium on “Indigenous Legal Traditions” at a
conference on “Law’s Empire” hosted by the Canadian Law and Society Association
with the collaboration of the Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and
New Zealand and the Australia and New Zealand Law and History Society. Harrison
Hot Springs, BC; 27 June.
Ted Palys (2004). Resolving Conflicts Involving Indigenous
Peoples: Lessons From the Search for "Indigenous Justice" in Canada.
Intervention to the U.N Working Group on Indigenous Populations at its 22nd
Session; July 19-23; Geneva, Switzerland.
Ted Palys (2004). Ten Years After: Has Anything Changed During the
Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples? Invited paper presented at
the Stó:Lō Nation Justice Conference held in Mission, BC, March 22-24.
Ted Palys (2001). Are Canada and BC Meeting International Standards
Regarding the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? Stó:Lô
Nation and its Search for Justice. Paper
presented at Stó:Lô Nation Conference 2001: Bridging
the Millennia, Bridging Cultural and Legal Traditions, April 5-7, 2001
Ted Palys (1999). Vancouver's Aboriginal Restorative Justice Programme: The
Challenges Ahead. Aboriginal Justice Bulletin, 3(1), 2-3.
Warhaft, E.B., Palys, T.S., and Boyce, W. (1999). “This
is How We Did It”: One Canadian First Nation Community's Efforts to Achieve
Aboriginal Justice. In a special issue of The Australia-New Zealand
Journal of Criminology, entitled Crime, Justice and Indigenous Peoples,
32(2), 161-81.
Ted Palys (1997). Fifty
years of human rights: The Universal Draft Declaration on Human Rights
and its Legacy. Invited address to the Human Rights Fiftieth Anniversary
Conference Celebration, held by the Canadian Human Rights Commission, the
United Nations Association, and Kla-How-Ya, at the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, 8
December 1997.
Ted Palys (1996). Histories
of Convenience: Understanding Twentieth Century Aboriginal Film Images
in Context. Paper presented at an international conference regarding Aboriginal
peoples and film entitled Screening Culture: Constructing Image And Identity,
held in York, Great Britain, by the Aboriginal Studies Circle of the British
Association of Canadian Studies.
Ted Palys (1993). Considerations
for Achieving "Aboriginal Justice" in Canada. Paper presented
at the annual meetings of the Western Association of Sociology and
Anthropology.
Ted Palys (1993). Prospects
for Aboriginal Justice in Canada. A position paper written for myself.
Ted Palys (1990). Ideology,
Epistemology, and Modes of Inquiry: Aboriginal Issues, Trajectories of
Truth, and the Criteria of Evaluation Research. Paper presented at a meeting of
the West Coast Law and Society Group.