Aboriginal/Indigenous Justice

Criminology 419 / First Nations Studies 419

Fall 2010


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Most Recent List of Journal Assignments (last updated 26 November 2010)

Seminar topics, guests, activities, readings:

Class Date

Activity/Readings to Prepare

8 December

Your journals are due 8 December 2010 by 23:59:59 and should be submitted electronically according to these guidelines.

1 December

Canada’s and the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Looking Ahead

24 November

Aboriginal Justice Revisited: The International Context

* Special guest: Juan Tauri of University of Queensland, Australia

* Juan TAURI (2010): Indigenous Perspectives and Experiences: Maori and the Criminal Justice System

* You can also see Juan talking about “RJ Industry, the State & First Nations” at Heartspeak

* An interesting Youtube video featuring one of Juan Tauri’s mentors, Moana Jackson, entitled “Once Were Gardeners: Moana Jackson on the Scientific Method and the ‘Warrior Gene’

17 November

Seeking Justice in The International Arena

* Ted MOSES (2000). Invoking International Law (Course Reader)

* United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

* Read some of the reaction to the passing of the Declaration on 13 September 2007

* PowerPoint slides from 17 November: The Road to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

10 November

Seeking Justice through The Courts

* Louise MANDELL (2003). Offerings to an Emerging Future (Course Reader)

* Marlee KLINE (1994). The Colour of Law: Ideological Representations of First Nations in Legal Discourse. (Course Reader)

* John Borrows (1999). Sovereignty’s Alchemy: An Analysis of Delgamuukw v British Columbia (optional)

* PowerPoint slides from 10 November: Aboriginal Rights in Canada’s Courts

03 November

Seeking Justice through Treaties

* The Nisga'a Treaty (see especially Ch. 12 on Administration of Justice)
* Map of Canada Treaty areas

* The New Relationship (a policy statement for BC)

* New Relationship Brochure (produced by the Government of BC)

27 October

Aboriginal Justice and Self-Determination

* TAURI (2004). Conferencing, Indigenisation and Orientalism: A Critical Commentary on Recent State Responses to Indigenous Offending. Keynote Address to the Qwi:qwelstóm gathering, "Bringing justice back to the people," held in Mission, BC, 22-24 March.

* VICTOR (2007). Indigenous Justice: Clearing Space and Place for Indigenous Epistemologies

* Guest: Wenona Victor of Stó:lō Nation and former Director of Qwi:qwelstóm

20 October

Aboriginal Justice: Programs and Prospects

* PALYS (1993). Considerations for Achieving ‘Aboriginal Justice’ in Canada.

* PALYS (1999). Vancouver's Aboriginal Restorative Justice Program: The Challenges Ahead.

* PALYS & VICTOR (2005). "Getting to a Better Place": Qwi:qwelstóm, the Stó:lō Nation and Self-Determination.

* Guest: Christine Smith-Parnell of Vancouver Aboriginal Transformative Justice Services (VATJS).

* See information about VATJS and other BC “Aboriginal Justice” programs funded by the federal Department of Justice’s “Aboriginal Justice Strategy.”

13 October

Aboriginal Justice: What Does it Involve?

* SINCLAIR (1994). Aboriginal Peoples, Justice and the Law. (Course Reader)

* ROSS (1994). Dueling paradigms? Western Criminal Justice versus Aboriginal Community Healing. (Course Reader)

06 October

Outcomes

* ZIMMERMAN (1992). The Revolving Door of Despair: Aboriginal Involvement in the Criminal Justice System. (Course Reader)

29 September

Imagery and Action in Policy, Science and Media

* BOLDT (1993). Policy. (Course Reader)

* PALYS (2003). Histories of Convenience: Images of Aboriginal Peoples in Film, Policy and Research. (Course Reader)

 22 September

Early History, Shifting Relations

* BERGER (1999). Chapters 1 and 2 from A Long and Terrible Shadow: White Values, Native Rights in the Americas Since 1492: (Las Casas and the Rights of Indians and The Debate at Valladolid) (course reader)

* The Royal Proclamation of 1763 (pdf format)

15 September

No class on campus. Attend any session at the Annual General Meeting of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs in downtown Vancouver at the Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites (1763 Comox Street). Check out the draft agenda. Also, this is an election year for the Presidency of the UBCIC. Check out the platforms of the two candidates: (1) incumbent President Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Penticton Indian Band; and (2) Chief Kukpi7 Wayne Christian of the Splatsin First Nation.

08 September

Organizational Meeting

* Course Syllabus

* FRANCIS (1992). Indians of Childhood. [From The Imaginary Indian: The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture.] (Course reader)

Other interesting links involving Aboriginal issues, peoples, resources

Some key Supreme Court decisions involving Aboriginal rights and title:

*       Calder et al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia (1973) -- Aboriginal title

*       Guerin v The Queen (1984) -- The Crown's fiduciary responsibility to Aboriginal peoples

*       R. v. Sparrow (1990) -- Aboriginal rights

*       R. v. Sioui (1990) -- Aboriginal rights, Huron/Wendat treaty

*       Delgamuukw v British Columbia (1997) -- Aboriginal title

*       R. v. Gladue (1999) -- Alternatives to incarceration

*       R. v. Marshall (1999) -- Aboriginal rights, MiqMaq treaty

*       Corbiere v Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) (1999) -- Aboriginal rights, off-reserve Natives

*       R. v. Powley (2003) -- Métis rights

*       Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) (2004) -- Aboriginal rights and title; consultation

*       Taku River Tlingit First Nation v. British Columbia (Project Assessment Director) (2004) -- Aboriginal rights and title; consultation

*       R. v. Marshall; R. v. Bernard (2005) -- Aboriginal right to log; MiqMaq Treaty

*       Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Heritage) (2005) -- Aboriginal treaty rights; federal duty to consult

*       Tsilhqot'in Nation v British Columbia (2007) -- Aboriginal title; logging rights

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