LibGuides: First Nations, Métis & Inuit in Canada: Justice System and Indigenous People

A note about the Indigenous Materials Classification Schema

The subject areas have been organized using an adaptation of the Indigenous Materials Classification Schema (IMCS), which was first implemented at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) Reference Library in 2015, and developed by Camille Callison (Tahltan Nation), Alissa Cherry and Keshav Mukunda.

Justice System and Indigenous People: Research Guides and Links

Justice System and Indigeonous Peoples: National Inquiry

National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Website of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The National Inquiry is a legal process independent from federal, provincial and territorial governments, crown corporations and Indigenous forms of government.

Includes links and background information to the MMIWG report presented in June 2019: Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Justice System and Indigenous People: Material at York University Libraries

Review of Reports and Recommendations on Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada: Master List of Report Recommendations Organized by Theme by Pippa Feinstein and Megan Pearce

Subject Areas

Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Languages
Indigenous Economies: Economic development, forestry, mining, natural resources, tourism, trade and exploration
Indigenous Governance (Contemporary): Leaders and leadership, activism and resistance, governance, organizations
Colonizing Government Policy, Impacts & Outcomes
Justice System & Indigenous Peoples: Law and justice, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Law, Legislation & Government Policy: Aboriginal law, property and intellectual property, commissions and inquiries
Rights & Title: Treaties and UN, fiduciary obligations, Marshall case
Nature & Ecological Knowledge: Environment, fish and wildlife, food, ethnobotany
Education: Educational resources, teacher training program, residential schools
Community: Museums, sports and recreation, urbanization
Roles and Relationships: Social work, identity, society, sexuality
Health and Wellbeing: Mental wellness, primary care in the community, traditional medicine, racism in health, sexual health, women's health, nursing
Worldview, Belief, Spirituality, Philosophy and Ideology
Tangible and Intangible Culture and Material: Film, drama, literature, media, publishers, oral history and traditions