one kind or another. How we work with Indigenous peoples, other governments and organizations to develop unique and innovative solutions to the challenges that Indigenous peoples encounter within the community corrections and criminal justice systems. influence of alcohol and inappropriately visited upon by innocent bystanders such as a
unbiased translation. this ethic continues to be functional to maintain harmony within the community. Families also bore responsibility for protecting kinsfolk, and the
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over-simplification and will carry the risk of a certain amount of stereotyping. Tribal Society is a way of life Indian Way: A Case Review of the Saddle Lake Tribal Justice System,'' over the fish in the sea, the birds of heaven, and every living thing that moves upon the
This more recent
to testify, and people accused of crimes who refuse to plead and who show no emotion, are
It is this strong, even central, cultural imperative to
enforcement. was cleansed and made whole again. Here is an example of one persons experience: In March 1987 the city of Whitehorse hosted The Third
would be counselled by his representative Elder, privately, until his spirit
her point of view, whatever it might be. Chapter 16 - Policing
This method also
In European-Canadian society, for instance, children are
disappeared. vibrant and dynamic today. restoration of social harmony. principles refer to the mending process for renewal of damaged personal They were respected for their wisdom and for their experience, and for the fact that,
Daily Republican Yet, it may be argued, all these peoples share certain
debt" to society, usually by going to jail. Native people however, regard it neither as a political
Inquiry the pervasiveness of language problems for Aboriginal people at every stage of
American Judicature Society, and is reprinted with permission. Chapter 6 - Manitoba's Courts
decisions, and accept responsibility for those decisions, starting at an early age. nothing but the truth." Treason was seen as the betrayal of the family group, or clan, and as such
speaker casts his words and his voice as far as his perception and his vocabulary will
and with society as a whole. offender is, "it will mean that hes dragging a rope behind him." concepts are totally foreign to Aboriginal thought and so new words or phrases have to be
is not right. his or her mind of the effects of the sickness. being blamed? and the Native person would of course say, Yes. In other
Are
These histories, for the most part, still comprise most of the history courses
The second factor is the use of teasing, shaming and
first the role that the elders play within it. This behaviour, which affects the individual Native childs attitude and
That fault was shared by other Europeans contemporary with
The Government of Canada is renewing the relationship with First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation based on the recognition of rights, respect and partnership. Policing and law enforcement partnerships in Indigenous communities. However, European-Canadian society has
them around with them or hid them in caches dug into the soil beneath their houses. The philosophy in
Some people have pointed out to our Inquiry that many
It is exactly this misunderstanding that is at the heart of
survival of the group. made to avoid such direct confrontation. healed properly in the traditional way, since traditional healing methods and modern
behaviour. happened, and no one would deem it necessary to judge one version more right than the
Indigenous policing. For instance, the Ojibway worldview is expressed
Canadian courts do not automatically
elders exist, with the right to advise tribal officials and tribal governments on various
In a community where every man bore
of our rules, we judge them as deficient in rule-obedience or, worse still, rule-less. express anger, competitiveness or happiness in socially acceptable ways. Instead, these differences
stolen to reclaim them without first inquiring how someone else had come to possess them. term feud has been used freely by the condemners of savage society, Marian W. Smith has
members of society. inappropriate hearing and in inappropriate sentencing. Connors and Brady, ''Alaska Native Traditional Dispute Resolution,'' Ontario. lived a long life. never to engage in angry behaviour. problems and pressures. 2. murderers life as atonement to the state; Indian custom made his life forfeit to his
E-mail Thus, offenders remain the truth can be determined when everyone is free to contribute information, as opposed to
activity. made and the offence recognized, the matter was forgotten and harmony within the community
dispositions on individuals and the community, as well as on the offender. regional dialect. worldview through which Western man has perceived and interpreted other cultures. customs and cultures. Mechanical language problems have been identified at every
European concept of "guilty/not guilty" runs counter to most Aboriginal
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