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Listening For A Change: The Courts And Oral Tradition, John Borrows
Listening For A Change: The Courts And Oral Tradition, John Borrows
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
Aboriginal oral history is a valuable source of information about a people's past. It can constitute important evidence as proof of prior events, and/or it can shed light on meanings groups give to their past. Despite its value, however, oral tradition presents particular challenges of admissibility and interpretation because of its unique source and transmission. This article outlines and discuses these challenges and suggests various approaches to better understand the insights contained within aboriginal history.