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Indigeneity And Sovereignty In Canada's Far North: The Arctic And Inuit Sovereignty, Gordon Christie
Indigeneity And Sovereignty In Canada's Far North: The Arctic And Inuit Sovereignty, Gordon Christie
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As the Arctic “opens up” to exploration and economic development, a new stage in colonization looms. This essay builds toward a vision of Arctic nation-states meeting with the Inuit to work out how they might together come to an understanding of how decisions about the future of the Arctic may be appropriately made. The Inuit are currently actively resisting the new wave of colonization within a framework built on the bedrock of nation-state sovereignty. The notion of “sovereignty” serves as a keystone in a system of controlling narratives, functioning to generate and police ways of thinking about decision-making processes, a …
Sentencing Circles, Clashing Worldviews, And The Case Of Christopher Pauchay, Toby S. Goldbach
Sentencing Circles, Clashing Worldviews, And The Case Of Christopher Pauchay, Toby S. Goldbach
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The case of Christopher Pauchay demonstrates some of the differences between predominant Euro-Canadian and First Nations approaches to dispute resolution. The principles of sentencing circles sometimes overlap with the principles of restorative justice and suggest their potential incorporation into the criminal justice system. The use of alternative processes that share some common values is not enough to overcome to chasm between Euro-Western and Aboriginal justice. Where underlying worldviews diff er, those who can choose between competing values amidst limited possibilities will likely choose the values that refl ect the conventional system. A comparison of Euro-Western and Aboriginal approaches to crime …