...it off in Time Magazine and Newsweek, and the editors in New York and what have you. They are treating this as a silly matter, just as they've treat Indian people throughout history. We haven't demanded any radical changes here, only that the United States Government live up to its own laws. We're just asking for the law to be equitably applied- to all." Elder Russel Means The excerpted quote that comes to mind from the 1983 autobiographical retelling of the perils faced by the American Indian Movement in the 1960's through the late 1970's, when predators sexually exploit, commit domestic violence upon Indigenous Women, rape, stalking, and or otherwise abuse Indigenous Girls and Women are not only seemingly rewarded for their violent crimes BUT also protected by the male privileged or otherwise enablers of these criminal actions. When local law enforcement refuses to...
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...about the missing indigenous and murdered women and girls by the RCMP, I have growing concerns the Indigenous people’s safety. I am especially concerned by the 2009 statistic, where it was found that Aboriginal women were nearly three times more likely than non-Aboriginal women to report being victim of a violent crime. As the newly elected prime minister, I hope to see a change for Indigenous people in the duration that you are appointed. From any viewpoint in the world, I believe that Canada is often conceived as a “safe” and even a “welcoming” country. However, with the newfound knowledge of the murders and abductions of Aboriginal women, I strongly believe that Canada cannot boast to have the security that it has had in the past. The released statistics make evident how not only the government, but all Canadians must support a movement in order to stop the violence against Indigenous women. For 62% of these cases, the violence occurs domestically – right in the...
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...Canada is a great country and we have many good things here. There is also a huge void and as grade 9’s we need to get the message across to others - meaning no more racism, bullying, and gender equality. We need to have love, tolerance and respect for each other. We can make the choice to end these issues and make Canada even better! Racism has been going on forever! We need to stop hurting people just because of their color, heritage or beliefs. Immigrants are in constant fear of being the target of a hate crime. Global News reported that “The number of police-reported hate crimes targeting Muslim-Canadians more than doubled over a three-year period.” The hate crime rate across Canada is 3.7 per 100,000 people. Ontario has the highest...
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...certain groups accessibility to the law does nothing to eliminate their grievances caused by their socio-economic context. This essay aims to outline the situation of domestic violence as it exists in the modern day, the effectiveness of the current law and government in addressing such issues, effectiveness of the legislation, and the necessity of early interventional education so as to remove t this issue during childhood development. The law, its role and effectiveness Certains sections of the law effectively deal with offenders of domestic violence and recidivism (tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend) which in turn provides justice for victims of domestic violence. In NSW, s14 of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007...
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...David Casani November 17, 2014 Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the US and Contemporary Issues The United States is the melting pot of many different ethnicities and indigenous tribes attempting to harmoniously coexist. One of the major ethnic groups is the Indigenous Peoples of America. Who are they? Jose R. Martinez Cobo was a diplomat and politician who elaborated a definition for Indigenous Peoples, although the UN officially never adopted his definition, which is the commonly accepted understanding of the concept of Indigenous Peoples, stating: “Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are those which, having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories, or parts of them. They form at present non-dominant sectors of society and are determined to preserve, develop and transmit to future generations their ancestral territories, and their ethnic identity, as the basis of their continued existence as peoples, in accordance with their own cultural patterns, social institutions and legal system” (NCIV). Currently, there are 4.1 million indigenous peoples living in the US, which contributes to 1.5 of the US population (Nelson 1-19). The majority of these individuals are members of one of the five greatest tribes that forms the Confederacy of the Five Nations: Navajo, Hopi, Apache, Iroquois, and Lakota. The main...
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...The report was unveiled by eminent educationist and former vice chancellor of jahangirnagar university professor Zillur Rahman Siddiqui. Executive summary: Despite strengthening solidarity and unity among indigenous peoples and civic groups of mainstream Bengali population with strong media support, the indigenous people in Bangladesh passed 2011 amidst numerous victims facing gross abuses of human rights without access to justice. The perpetrators, irrespective of state and non state actors, enjoyed with full impunity. Land dispossession of the indigenous peoples and massive communal attack on them in order to occupy their land continues unabated. Constitutional recognition of indigenous peoples and implementations of CHT accord of 1997 remain unfulfilled, due to continuous following of policy neglect by government of...
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...Emigration, and Their Effects on Religion, Women, and Minorities in the Developing World Migration, Immigration, and Emigration, and Their Effects on Religion, Women, and Minorities in the Developing World Migration/Immigration Issues Bolivia has a population of 10 million regular citizens and approximately 1.6 million emigrants. Migration is an important issue in this country, and there are currently efforts underway to establish a law of migration that will serve as a basis for the implementation of a policy to meet the needs of foreigners in Bolivia. In addition, because of the huge socioeconomic gap between the rich and the poor, migrants are highly vulnerable to human trafficking and labour exploitation (IOM, 2011, para. 1). About half of Bolivia citizens have migrated inside or outside to other countries; however, Bolivia also receives many immigrants from Brazil, Paraguay, Eastern Europe, and Japan. Some Bolivians migrate to other properties only wanting to return home; however, many stay permanently. Spainish immigrants have the largest portion living in Bolivia. In the earlier days, it was easy to migrate to Spain with not having a visa; however, today it is not as easy to immigrate. The issues for Bolivia migration are that people are worried about increased crime, increased pollution, congestion, and loss of traditional cultural practices and values. Let us take a look at the issues people are worried about. The crime rate is connected to drug-trafficking...
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...In the traditional study of crime, women have generally been perceived as disregarded and discriminated in the criminal justice system. Various stereotypes and assumptions about females in the criminal justice system, saw feminist perspectives challenge the theories, concepts and assumptions of those involved in the study of crime (Bryant, 2014). This essay begins by firstly providing a brief description and its origins, how feminist theories causes crime, how its theory defines crime, the multiple feminist perspectives within feminism and how feminist criminology attempts to combat crime. It will then discuss the relevance and how feminist theory influences the criminal justice system, such as women’s role as professionals, as well as women as offenders and victims (Schram & Tibbetts 2013, p. 285). Finally, this essay will examine the applicability to Australian society by exploring if the suggested causes of crime apply to Australian society. It will lastly draw on the criticisms of feminist criminology and how the different types of feminist perspectives lessons the relevance of this theory in Australian society. Outlining the theory Feminist criminology first developed in the 1960’s and 1970’s which was closely associated with the emergence of the Second Wave of Feminism (White, Haines & Asquith 2012, p. 143). The Second Wave of Feminism saw the advent of many issues such as social, political and material inequalities (White, Haines & Asquith 2012, p. 143). Because men...
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...patterns throughout society, one of these is gender based violence. Guatemala is seen as one of the most dangerous places to inhabit, especially for women. During the Guatemalan Civil War in the 60s, enslaving of indigenous women was rather common along with rape being used as a weapon. In 1996 there was an agreement between insurgents and the government. Society was highly impacted after the war and those same acts that were used during war occurred so often, that they were eventually entrenched into the culture Guatemala. Therefore, the consequences due to the country’s history has highly impacted the treatment of women in Guatemala.The word...
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...Nevertheless, when it comes to my people, I believe it is my place and my right to inform American citizens of the effects caused by the United States Government. Native Americans aren’t as prosperous as they used to be and being contained on reservations has only deteriorated our people, our land and our entitlement to justice and protection. There has been a rise of many destroying factors on reservations, such as abuse of alcohol and the rise of brutal crimes, but the most important and overlooked is the crimes against Native women. Justice on Native American reservations requires a fight. The backbones of most tribal communities are continually and increasingly being taken advantage of. With tribal authority ranging from little to none, Native women on reservations have become targets of attack by non-Natives. To protect and reestablish Justice on reservations, Congress must be ready to change the Supreme Court’s previous decisions on jurisdictional laws. These limitations on tribal jurisdiction laws have caused women lose of protection and this issue is bigger than many Americans can see. Tribal jurisdiction is what...
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...Some things that they have undergone and continue to go through is lower median after tax income, living in homes in need of major repairs, experience physical, emotional or sexual abuse, be victims of violent crimes and to be incarcerated and less likely to be granted parole. If the Canadian government diminished the conflicts aboriginals are going through how can it positively affect Canada as a nation? Helping the aboriginals can be critical to the success of both people and their nations. If the government helps the first nations with their education, they can find jobs and make money. This can help with the crime rate in Canada, since First Nation people have enough money to support themselves and their family they would not see their need to do illegal acts to gain money. Decreasing crime rates are beneficial to the country and communities, since crimes are costly. Crimes also impose large costs on communities through lower property values, higher insurance premiums, and reduced investment in high-crime areas. Criminal acts impose significant costs on taxpayers, who bear the financial burden of maintaining the police personnel and operations, courts, jails, and prisons directed toward these crimes and their perpetrators (written by news writer John Gram from CBC news). In 2016 24.2% of First Nations people and 11.3% of Métis lived in a house that was in need of major...
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...smaller minority population, demographers have shown between 1 in 3 Indigenous female youths aged 25 and under have encountered sexual violence. This number also means Native American Girls are 2.5 times more likely to suffer sexual violence than any other ethnic group. 34.1% of sexual assaults upon Indigenous female youths reportedly occurred on campus. According to National Institute of Justice Native male youths 27.5 % have encountered rape. That which occurred on campus is currently unaccounted for. As reported by Human Rights Campaign 65% of Indigenous transgender have also suffered at the hands of sexual violence, such as the case in the documentation of the sexual assaults on Indigenous boys there is no said data. The reasoning...
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...Columbus believed the indigenous were inferior to the Spanish. He saw the natives as savage due to the fact that they wore primitive clothing and the Spanish superior because dressed more “civilized” than the natives. From his religious exclusivist and racist perspective, he believed that catholicism was the only way to cure the natives of their so called barbarism. Anyone who rejected catholicism were put into slavery. It means that anyone who refused to give up their culture and identity was forced into a lifetime of work. This action draws parallels to modern day radical groups such as ISIS, they too force their religion upon others using attacks and imprisoning those who get in their way. This presents how Columbus was an aggressive missionary, his methods were unjust...
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...ca/jah/english/jah05_02/V5_I2_Colonialism_02.pdf>. Alfred discusses disempowerment from forced colonization and cultural dislocation on indigenous men and how this affects women of this culture. He talks about how men express their frustration externally which leads to gendered violence. This article will support my argument that indigenous men have become aggressive towards their spouses not because they choose to, but because of cultural dislocation and colonization that was forced on their culture, among other factors. Chansonneuve, Deborah. Addictive Behaviours among Aboriginal People in Canada. Ottawa: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2007. Aboriginal Healing Foundation. Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2007. Web. 6 Nov. 2015. <http://www.ahf.ca/downloads/addictive-behaviours.pdf>. Chansonneuve article speaks about prevalence and impacts of alcohol abuse and substance abuse in the Aboriginal population. The article presents statistics on domestic abuse towards Aboriginal women due to intoxication of their spouse. I am going to use this article to support my argument that alcohol consumption or substance abuse does play a role in domestic violence towards Aboriginal women. Giving statistical data this will help show that domestic violence towards Aboriginal women is much higher than that of non-Aboriginal women. Scrim, Katie. "Victims of Crime Research Digest No. 3." Department of Justice. Goverment of Canada, 07 Jan. 2015. Web. 22 Nov. 2015. <http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/victim/rd3-rr3/p3...
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...The intersection of law and culture is far more complex than it appear. Culture being the beliefs and social behaviour to specific communities and law believed to regulates what behaviour is acceptable and socially right, it is appropriate to assume that both are related in numerous ways. Although to what extent should culture be integrated into law ? This essay will focus on the example of Australia. Australian law was founded, based on the British common law, imposing on the already existing custom of indigenous aboriginals. Additionally with the rise of globalisation, diversities of cultures and ethnic groups immigrated to Australia, leading the country to multiculturalism. In compliance to human rights and International law, Australia is...
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