Indigenous Legal Traditions

Law Commission of Canada (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2008
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-1371-6 (ISBN)

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Although Indigenous peoples had their own systems of law based on their social, political, and spiritual traditions, under colonialism their legal systems have often been ignored or overruled by non-Indigenous laws. Today, however, these legal traditions are being reinvigorated and recognized as vital for the preservation of the political autonomy of Aboriginal nations and the development of healthy communities.

The essays in this book present important perspectives on the role of Indigenous legal traditions in reclaiming and preserving the autonomy of Aboriginal communities and in reconciling the relationship between these communities and Canadian governments. Contributors include Andrée Lajoie, Minnawaanagogiizhigook (Dawnis Kennedy), Ghislain Otis, Ted Palys and Wenona Victor, Paulette Regan, and Perry Shawana. Common threads linking the essays include the relationship between Indigenous and Canadian legal orders, the importance of Indigenous legal traditions for Aboriginal communities’ autonomy, and the ways in which these traditions might be recognized and given space in the Canadian legal landscape.

In its examination of different aspects of and models for the recognition of Indigenous legal orders, this book addresses important issues relating to legal pluralism. It will be of interest to a wide audience including lawyers and legal academics, teachers, students, policy makers, and members of Aboriginal communities.

The Law Commission of Canada is an independent federal law reform agency that advises Parliament on how to improve and modernize Canada's laws. Contributors: Dawnis Kennedy, Andrée Lajoie, Ghislain Otis, Ted Palys and Wenona Victor, Paulette Regan, Perry Shawana

Preface

Introduction: Aboriginal Legal Traditions – Which Way Out of Colonialism? / Andrée Lajoie

1 “Getting to a Better Place”: Qwi:qwelstóm, the Stó:lo, and Self-Determination / Ted Palys and Wenona Victor

2 An Apology Feast in Hazelton: Indian Residential Schools, Reconciliation, and Making Space for Indigenous Legal Traditions / Paulette Regan

3 Reconciliation without Respect? Section 35 and Indigenous Legal Orders / Minniwaanagogiizhigook (Dawnis Kennedy)

4 Legal Processes, Pluralism in Canadian Jurisprudence, and the Governance of Carrier Medicine Knowledge / Perry Shawana

5 Territoriality, Personality, and the Promotion of Aboriginal Legal Traditions in Canada / Ghislain Otis

Contributors

Index

Reihe/Serie	Legal Dimensions
Verlagsort	Vancouver
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	260 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7748-1371-7 / 0774813717
ISBN-13	978-0-7748-1371-6 / 9780774813716
Zustand	Neuware