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Aboriginal/Indigenous Citizenship: An Introduction, Patricia K. Wood
Aboriginal/Indigenous Citizenship: An Introduction, Patricia K. Wood
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
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The Logic Of Aboriginal Rights, Duncan Ivison
The Logic Of Aboriginal Rights, Duncan Ivison
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
Are there any aboriginal rights? If there are, then what kind of rights are they? Are they human rights adapted and shaped to the circumstances of indigenous peoples? Or are they specific cultural rights, exclusive to members of aboriginal societies? In recent liberal political theory, aboriginal rights are often conceived of as cultural rights and thus as group rights. As a result, they are vulner- able to at least three kinds of objections: i) that culture is not a primary good relevant to the currency of egalitarian justice; ii) that group rights are inimical to the moral individualism of liberal …
The Rehabilitation Of Indigenous Prisoners, Andrew Day, Kevin Howells, Sharon Casey
The Rehabilitation Of Indigenous Prisoners, Andrew Day, Kevin Howells, Sharon Casey
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
The massive problems experienced by Indigenous Australians in their encounters with the criminal justice system have been well documented and widely discussed. This paper applies the Risk, Needs and Responsivity Model of rehabilitation to Indigenous offenders. While much of the review is devoted to a discussion of Australian Indigenous offenders, the issues raised are likely to be relevant to Indigenous groups from other countries and, possibly, ethnic minority offenders more generally. We concluded that whilst the model clearly has value, rehabilitation programs would benefit from a careful consideration of issues relating specifically to the Risk, Needs and Responsivity of Indigenous …
Integrating Aboriginal Peoples Into Canada's Casino Industry, Stefan GröSchl
Integrating Aboriginal Peoples Into Canada's Casino Industry, Stefan GröSchl
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
This paper provides insights into a Canadian gaming organization and its human resources management policies and practices regarding the integration of Aboriginal peoples. The gaming organisa- tion follows a very aggressive human resources strategy that is supported by an agreement between the provincial government and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, and supported by unions and the Hu- man Rights Code of Canada. Despite its status as a gaming enterprise, Casino Regina has developed human resources tools and practices that could be adapted or applied in hospitality organisations facing similar challenges when employing Aboriginal peoples.