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Aboriginal Justice

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Debra Parkes
Description
Reports that years after Supreme Court decision regarding sentencing in Gladue, Aboriginal over-representation has increased, not decreased due to systemic discrimination in policing and prosecution, and a lack of resources for providing community healing based justice. Duration: 6:25.
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Aboriginal Justice: A Haudenosaunee Approach

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Cousins
Justice as Healing, vol. 9, no. 1, Spring, 2004, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the methods used by the Six Nations of Grand River, Ontario to ensure a relatively crime free social order. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Aboriginal Justice in Saskatchewan 2002-2021: The Benefits of Change: A Report Presented to the Commission on First Nations and Metis Peoples and Justice Reform

Alternate Title
Final Report from the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform
Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Warren Weir
Description
Report designed to support the mandate of the Commission by presenting evidence to negotiate visions for the criminal justice system and redefine justice for all. Excerpt from Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change, vol. 1.
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Aboriginal Justice Learning Network

Articles » General
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 2, Summer, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Brief description of this initiative, which formed part of the federal government's Aboriginal Justice Strategy. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Aboriginal Justice Uses Healing Approach

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Penni Mitchell
Herizons, vol. 12, no. 4, Winter, 1999, pp. 9-[?]
Description
Reports on the launch of an Aboriginal program that offers an offender in Canada an alternative form of justice in a culturally appropriate environment.
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Aboriginal Legal Services of Winnipeg

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela A. Jensen
Justice as Healing, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 1998, p. [?]
Description
Project offering alternative approaches and services for youth in the present justice system. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Aboriginal Legal Theory and Restorative Justice, [Part 1]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
James J. R. Guest
Justice as Healing, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Describes principles of restorative justice within the criminal justice system and how certain legal theories make implementation difficult. For Part 2 see, Justice as Healing, Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer, 1999. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Aboriginal Legal Theory and Restorative Justice, Part Two

Articles » General
Author/Creator
James J.R. Guest
Justice as Healing, vol. 4, no. 2, Summer, 1999, p. [?]
Description
Continuation of an article that compares and contrasts aspects of Aboriginal concepts of justice and those practised in the current criminal justice system. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Aboriginal Notions of Justice: Questioning Relationships of Force

Alternate Title
Tough on Kids: Rethinking Approaches to Youth Justice
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ross Gordon Green
Kearney F. Healy
Justice as Healing, vol. 8, no. 4, Winter, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Asserts that the British legal system cannot be successfully transfer to Indigenous people, due to philosophical differences. Excerpt from chapter four of Tough on Kids: Rethinking Approaches to Youth Justice.
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Aboriginal People and the Canadian Justice System

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ross Green
Justice as Healing, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter, 1998, p. [?]
Description
Indigenous philosophy about sentencing stresses reconciliation and restoring community peace and equilibrium. Reprint of Chapter 3 of the book: Justice in Aboriginal Communities: Sentencing Alternatives. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Aboriginal Reconciliation Still a Long Way to Go

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bebe Loff
Ian Anderson
Lancet, vol. 355, no. 9220, June 10, 2000, p. 2070
Description
Comments on the Australian Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and gives examples of injustices and how relations have deteriorated.
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Aboriginal Women's Healing Lodge

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sky Blue Morin
Description
Illustrates how a healing lodge functions as a place of restoration and growth for Aboriginal women in prison.
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Aboriginal Women's Healing Lodge: Challenge to Penal Correctionalism?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karlene Faith
The Journal of Human Justice, vol. 6, no. 2, March 1995, pp. 79-104
Description
Looks at an alternative correction centre outside of Maple Creek, Saskatchewan for First Nations women, that practices traditional healing and the contradictions between spiritual and penal philosophies.
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ACIP Finds Energy for Indigenous Church

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 9, November 2003, p. 1
Description
Meeting of the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) calls for establishment of eight-member commission to address issues arising from residential schools.
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Acknowledging the Past to Heal the Future: the Role of Reparations for Native Nations

Alternate Title
Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rebecca Tsosie
Description
Discusses framework of reparations to include the emotional, spiritual, political and social realms all within the context of the particular history of Native peoples. Chapter in book: Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries edited by Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar.
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Addendum to the Factum of the Respondent in R. v. Rope

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Justice as Healing, Winter, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Arguments supporting the sentencing or healing circle as a "valid vehicle for reflecting Aboriginal culture and traditions in the criminal justice system." Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Addressing Mi’kmaq Family Violence

Alternate Title
Family Violence and Aboriginal Communities: Building Our Knowledge and Direction through Community Based Research and Community Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
L. Jane McMillan
Description
Study conducted over five years consulted with over 150 Mi'kmaq through interviews, focus groups, and community forums in order to develop strategies to address violence.
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All Is Never Said

Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
James Youngblood Henderson
pp. 423-432
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, provides some concluding remarks on the Conference discussions of the justice system, its failing of Aboriginal peoples and the necessary reform and commitment to change required. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
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Alternative Justice Issues for Aboriginal Justice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald Clairmont
Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, no. 36, Popular Justice: Conflict Resolution within Communities, 1996, pp. 125-157
Description
Argues that there must be internal community development of structures and institutions before initiatives can be effectively carried out. In addition, the article discusses four specific programmes in: Indian Brook, Nova Scotia, Sandy Lake and Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario, and Metropolitan Toronto.
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Alternative Justice, Testing the Waters

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Steven Point
Justice as Healing, vol. 6, no. 1, Spring, 2001, p. [?]
Description
Author, a provincial court judge in British Columbia, discusses his experiences with alternative justice. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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[Anglican Healing Fund] Summary of Projects

Alternate Title
[Residential Schools Healing Fund Summary of Projects]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada
Description
General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. Restorative approach to justice.
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Appropriating Guilt: Reconciliation in an Aboriginal Canadian Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deena Rymhs
English Studies in Canada , vol. 32, no. 1, [Guilt], March 2006, pp. 105-123
Description
Examines recent attempts at reconciliation that reflect a current sensibility of revisiting Canadian history. The author also looks at the role guilt plays in Aboriginal writings and how public discussion appropriates and transforms that guilt.
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Are We Doing Anything about Disproportionate Jailing of Aboriginal People?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim Quigley
Criminal Law Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1, 1999, pp. 129-160
Description
Looks at the impact and response to the Getting it Together conference. While there has been changes in regards to restorative justice initiatives, conditional sentences, and reduced imprisonment for fine defaults, the continued over-incarceration of Indigenous people remains a concern.
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Assessing the Needs of Aboriginal Women Offenders on Conditional Release

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Craig Dowden
Ralph Serin
FORUM on Corrections Research , vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 57-60
Description
Discussion of the Community Intervention Scale (CIS) and Community Risk/Needs Management Scale (CRNMS) which were primarily designed for use with male and Caucasian prison population.
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Boarding School Abuses, Human Rights, and Reparations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 89-102
Description
Discussion on the injustices suffered by Aboriginal children in schools, and the compensation offered to address those human rights violations.
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