Exploring Indigenous Justice Systems in Canada and around the World: Report on the Conference Hosted by the Department of Justice Canada
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Discusses reconciliation from the point of view and experiences of an Indigenous social worker, a mother and a daughter and the living legacy of residential school.
Reprint of a contracted report including recommendations, based on 1997-1998 interviews in the Springhill Institution, Prison for Women, the Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies) and the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Report notes significant drop in percentage of Aboriginal women incarcerated during period of report writing.
Using their own personal experiences to examine the treatment of Indian Status Card users and the misconceptions about Status Cards by the general public. To view article to scroll down to page 85.