scholarly journals Reporting Black Lives Matters: Deaths in custody journalism in Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-220
Author(s):  
Bonita Mason
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Final Report ◽  
30Th Anniversary ◽  
Journalism Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Deaths In Custody

George Floyd’s death at the knee of USA police sparked protests and renewed reporting of Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia. As the 30th anniversary of the release of the final report of the Australian Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody approaches, it is timely to update Wendy Bacon’s 2005 research on deaths in custody journalism. While most deaths in custody continue to pass in judicial and media silence, this article, written from a white journalism academic’s perspective, includes instances of in-depth reporting since 2005, journalism that meets the Royal Commission’s observation that journalism can contribute to justice for Aboriginal people when it places deaths in custody in their social and moral contexts. It also includes mini-case study of the news coverage of Mr Ward’s 2008 death, which demonstrates the relationship between governmental or judicial processes and announcements and patterns of coverage. It also notes the effect that First Nations journalists are having on the prevalence, perspectives and depth of deaths in custody journalism. Information and resources are provided for journalists and journalism students to more effectively report Indigenous deaths in custody, include Indigenous voices in their stories, and to better understand trauma and take care of themselves, their sources and their communities

Missiological implications for Taylor Seminary arising from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-413
Author(s):  
Allan Effa
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Cooperative Effort ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Cultural Genocide ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
Set Up

In 2015 the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada concluded a six-year process of listening to the stories of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. More than 6000 witnesses came forth to share their personal experiences in listening sessions set up all across the country. These stories primarily revolved around their experience of abuse and cultural genocide through more than 100 years of Residential Schools, which were operated in a cooperative effort between churches and the government of Canada. The Commission’s Final Report includes 94 calls to action with paragraph #60 directed specifically to seminaries. This paper is a case study of how Taylor Seminary, in Edmonton, is seeking to engage with this directive. It explores the changes made in the curriculum, particularly in the teaching of missiology, and highlights some of the ways the seminary community is learning about aboriginal spirituality and the history and legacy of the missionary methods that have created conflict and pain in Canadian society.

Aboriginal Suicides in Custody: A View from the Kimberley

1988 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest M. Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Royal Commission ◽  
Final Report ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Police Custody ◽  
International Attention ◽  
Deaths In Custody ◽  
Commit Suicide

Aboriginal deaths in custody have become an issue of national concern and international attention. Amongst those dying are an increasing number who commit suicide. In the heated and tense arena of this politicized debate there are many views but little to back them up. The author examines the international literature on deaths in custody, draws from work on Aboriginal suicide in the Kimberley, including two suicides in police custody, and reports the finding of a survey of 100 prisoners conducted in the police cells in Broome. With the final report of the Muirhead Royal Commission several years away, it is imperative that all sources of information be examined to guide policy changes in the present.

scholarly journals The Royal Commission on Espionage and the Spy Trials of 1946-9: A Case Study in Parliamentary Supremacy

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-172
Author(s):  
Dominique Clément
Keyword(s):  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Canadian History ◽  
World War ◽  
Parliamentary Supremacy ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Second World

Abstract Through an examination of the 1946 Royal Commission on Espionage, this paper explores the relationship between Parliamentary supremacy and the civil liberties movement in the period immediately after the Second World War. The commission was formed in late 1945 in response to the defection of Russian cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, and investigated the existence of a Russian-led spy ring that had recruited several Canadian civil servants. The commission is unique in Canadian history because it was empowered under the War Measures Act, which granted the commission enormous powers. In examining the legal debate surrounding the extreme measures used by this commission, this paper attempts to offer a few answers to some important questions about Canadian civil liberties. What were the consequences of the commission's actions? Do Canadians accept the argument that a government can violate individual liberties to protect the integrity of the state? The Royal Commission on Espionage played a central role in stimulating debate over the need to develop greater legal protection for individual rights against state abuse in Canada.

scholarly journals Aboriginal forestry entrepreneurship: A case study in Mashteuiatsh Ilnu Nation

2009 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 783-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Michel Beaudoin ◽  
Luc LeBel ◽  
Luc Bouthillier
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Key Words ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Aboriginal Communities ◽  
Private Forestry ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Entrepreneurial Development

The participation of the First Nations in Canadian forestry is a growing and irreversible phenomenon. There is a lack of information on forestry initiatives in Aboriginal communities, particularly regarding factors contributing to entrepreneurial development within Aboriginal communities. It is in this context that we present a case study that allowed us to draw a portrait of forestry entrepreneurs within the Ilnu community of Mashteuiatsh. Our results reveal the determinant but delicate role played by the band council in developing forestry entrepreneurship in the community. Our research also indicates that it is essential to define the roles of various economic and political stakeholders in order to promote private forestry initiatives. Key words: Aboriginal people, forestry, economic development, entrepreneurship

scholarly journals Preliminary Assessment of Newspaper Coverage of Agricultural News in Delta State: A Case Study of the Pointer Newspaper in Delta State, Asaba, Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Ovwigho B. O. ◽  
Orogun P.
Keyword(s):  
News Coverage ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Newspaper Coverage ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Agricultural News ◽  
Measuring Tape ◽  
Broad Objective ◽  
The Relationship

The obvious advantage of the newspaper over other methods of disseminating agricultural technologies and information necessitated this exploratory study. The broad objective of the study was to investigate the extent of agricultural news coverage by the pointer newspaper in 2009. The specific objectives were to: ascertain the column inches (space) given to major categories of news by the pointer newspaper in 2009; examine the percentage column inches (space) given to each category of agricultural news by the pointer newspapers in 2009; and. determine the relationship between column inches (space) given to agricultural and other categories of news covered by the pointer newspaper in 2009. Secondary data were obtained from the pointer newspaper main office at Asaba in 2010 for the study. Eight (8) broad categories of news and seven (7) categories of agricultural news were assessed. The column inches for each category of news were measured for each month by use of a measuring tape. It was found that sports were allocated the highest number of column inches with percentage and mean values of 25.61% and 2010.35 respectively. This was followed by politics (21.43%; M= 1682.18), religion (11.49%, M= 901.77), foreign news (10.08%, M= 791.63), business (9.63%, M= 760.35), entertainment (9.26%, M= 727.07), education (8.86%, M= 695.47) and agriculture (3.59%, M= 282.03). Agriculture was the least category of news covered by the pointer news paper. Poultry news (26.43%) was the most frequently reported among the categories of agricultural news in 2009. This was followed by forestry and wild life (11.52%), commentaries (10.96%), fisheries (9.90%), and agronomy (7.17%). It was found that agriculture news were the least covered by the pointer newspaper in 2009 in spite of the importance of agriculture under the present civilian government. The Pointer newspaper should devote more spaces to agricultural news in order to enhance dissemination of agricultural information to farmers in the state.

‘A more creditable way’: The discovery of active sonar, the Langevin–Chilowsky patent dispute and the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
First World War ◽  
Early Research ◽  
Important Case ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
World War ◽  
Active Sonar ◽  
The First World War ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
First World

On 19 July 1926, the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors held a hearing on the claim of Professor Paul Langevin and Monsieur M. Constantin Chilowsky for compensation from the British Admiralty for their discovery of sonar. The hearings provide unique insights into the origins and early research of active sonar and an important snapshot of the Royal Navy’s anti-submarine warfare research in the mid-1920s. Moreover, the hearing reveals much more than the details of a major technological discovery; it is also an important case study of the relationship between inventors and governments during and after the First World War.

scholarly journals The Importance of Indigenous Cartography and Toponymy to Historical Land Tenure and Contributions to Euro/American/Canadian Cartography

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 397
Author(s):  
Daniel G. Cole ◽  
E. Richard Hart
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Trade Networks ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
Political Boundaries ◽  
Formal Concepts

Indigenous maps are critical in understanding the historic and current land tenure of Indigenous groups. Furthermore, Indigenous claims to land can be seen in their connections via toponymy. European concepts of territory and political boundaries did not coincide with First Nation/American Indian views, resulting in the mistaken view that Natives did not have formal concepts of their territories. And Tribes/First Nations with cross-border territory have special jurisdictional problems. This paper illustrates how many Native residents were very spatially aware of their own lands, as well as neighboring nations’ lands, overlaps between groups, hunting territories, populations, and trade networks. Finally, the Sinixt First Nation serve as a perfect example of a case study on how an Aboriginal people are currently inputting and using a GIS representation of their territory with proper toponymy and use areas.

scholarly journals Decolonise This Space

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzi Hutchings
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Indigenous Australians ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Colonial State ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Deaths In Custody

The 15 th April 2016 marked the 25-year anniversary since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) in Australia handed down its Final Report. The report signified a landmark in the relationships between Indigenous Australians and the post-colonial State and Federal governments. Established by the Hawke Labor Government in 1987, the Commission examined 99 Indigenous deaths. Most significant was the finding that the deaths were due to the combination of police and prisons failing their duty of care, and the high numbers of Indigenous people being arrested and incarcerated. In the wake of the RCIADIC, cross-cultural sessions and cultural competency workshops have become ubiquitous for public servants, therapists, and legal and welfare employees, in attempts to bridge gaps in cultural knowledge between agents of the welfare state and Indigenous clients. Using Indigenous Knowledges theory, this chapter assesses how cultural misalignments between Indigenous clients and those who work with them in the name of therapies designed to improve Indigenous lives, dominate cross-cultural interactions. In so doing the questions are posed: how do good intentions become part of the discourses and practices of on-going colonialism for Indigenous Australians, and what can be done to change the balance of power in favour of therapies of relevance to Indigenous people?

The Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Sanctions for Aboriginal Offenders*

1994 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
L S Roeger
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Recidivism Rates ◽  
Statistical Procedures ◽  
Aboriginal Offenders ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Deaths In Custody

This paper compares the recidivism rates of Aboriginal offenders sentenced to imprisonment with those placed on community based orders. This research was prompted by recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody which called for an understanding of the effectiveness of non-custodial orders for Aboriginal offenders. The sample was comprised of male Aboriginal offenders placed on either probation or community service or released from custody after serving between 1 month and 2 years imprisonment. Overall 43% of the sample were sentenced to imprisonment during the follow-up period which was for 3½ years. Factors found to be associated with recidivism (defined as sentenced to imprisonment) were age, number of prior convictions, previous imprisonment, possession of a juvenile record and education level. After controlling for these factors using multivariate statistical procedures, no differences were found between the recidivism rates of those imprisoned and those placed on community based sanctions. The relationship between recidivism rates and diversion from custody is discussed.

30th Anniversary of the RCIADIC and the ‘white noise’ of the justice system is loud and clear

2021 ◽  
pp. 1037969X2110191
Author(s):  
Eddie Cubillo
Keyword(s):  
White Noise ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
30Th Anniversary ◽  
Deaths In Custody

It's been 30 years since the tabling of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and for Indigenous people things are worse than they have ever been when dealing with the justice industry.

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