Exploring Theme: "Govt. Commitments to Aboriginal Justice Systems"

Anishinaabe man and boy in canoe harvesting manoomin (wild rice) in 1919. Photo via Library and Archives Canada/R. F. Waugh collection/e011369233-017 Listen to article Canada’s National Observer: In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada found Canada and Ontario made a “mockery” of a treaty promise made in 1850 to the Anishinaabe of the Great...

A Review Panel of The Law Society of Ontario also recommended that they: explore ways to incorporate Indigenous Law principles and apply them in appropriate cases, with the help of Indigenous Law experts; provide adjudicators with ongoing training in the history of Indigenous Law in Canada, as well as Indigenous methods of dispute resolution, Indigenous...