Aboriginal History, vol. 8, no. 2, 1984, pp. 154-172
Description
Looks at possible differences in health and stress patterns between Aboriginal groups living in various ecological zones and questions whether the health status of hunter-gathers differs from similar people around the world.
File contains a presentation by Leonard Mandamin. He discusses the nature of the justice system in Canada, the cultural diversity of Aboriginal peoples, and the problems with the term "system," the history of European legal systems relationship with Aboriginal justice, and discusses various models used in the United States, Australia, Canada, and closes by stating that "it is not a question of a unified system or of separate Aboriginal systems...It is a matter of recognizing existing authority and human rights."