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Articles by David Milward
Reconciliation and Indigenous Justice: A Search for Ways Forward
With this volume, David Milward discusses the ongoing disruptions of settler colonialism as a result of Canadian residential schools, specifically the persisting effects that lead to the incarceration of Indigenous people(s). The book confronts the complicity of Canadian society, and the lack of accountability from Canadian governments and their systems, in perpetuating ongoing colonialism and systemic racism.
Talking Back to the Indian Act: Critical Readings in Settler Colonial Histories
By Mary-Ellen Kelm and Keith D. Smith May 8, 2020 Review By David Milward History as an academic discipline recognizes that how we understand the past is no more than that. It is how we understand the past, and not necessarily what actually transpired in distant times that we were not a part of. The historian’s trade, and how he or she gets published, is very often one of challenging established understandings of past events.
By Law or In Justice
September 12, 2019 Review By David Milward The foundation of Professor Jane Dickson’s book, By Law Or in Justice, is her work as a Commissioner for the Indian Specific Claims Commission, from 2002 to 2009. The Commission itself endured from 1991 to 2009, with the mandate to conduct inquires into numerous Indigenous grievances with respect to treaties, land settlements, and fiduciary obligations held by the Crown to look out for the best interests of Indigenous peoples.
Book & Film Reviews
Results (1810) Review New Ground: A Memoir of Art and Activism in BC’s Interior New Ground: A Memoir of Art and Activism in BC’s Interior is more than just a memoir about Ann Kujundzic’s life — it is a beautifully crafted encounter with Kujundzic and all of the histories that...
Justice denied for Tina Fontaine and Colten Boushie: How their cases illustrate racism in Canadian courts
Raymond Cormier has been acquitted of the murder of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine, a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba. This verdict comes almost two weeks after Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley was acquitted of murder for the shooting death of a 22-year-old Cree man named Colten Boushie. Having two such verdicts come so close together has been enough in itself to fan resentment amongst Indigenous Peoples.
What could reform look like, after the fury over the Stanley acquittal? - Macleans.ca
David Milward is an associate professor of law at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of the award-winning book, Aboriginal Justice and the Charter, as well as numerous other publications in the field of Indigenous justice, Indigenous rights and the law of evidence. There is outrage in Indigenous communities over the recent acquittal of Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley of all charges relating to the shooting death of a young Indigenous man named Colten Boushie.
3 NLP trends impacting healthcare and the life sciences in 2018
The volume and variety of healthcare data continues to expand, thanks to new technologies that facilitate the capture and storage of information. Much of this data is stored in unstructured formats which used to be difficult to analyze on a large scale. However, organizations are now leveraging tools such as natural language processing (NLP) text mining to glean better insights from this wealth of data.
Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning-A Powerful Combination
In healthcare, we now have more accessible electronic information than ever before, and the excitement is palpable around the potential for both big data and machine learning (ML).
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