Anishinaabe Law and The Round House

This paper addresses the Indian country criminal justice system’s difficulties through the context of the Great Lakes Anishinaabeg’s traditional customs, traditions, and laws, and their modern treatment of crime. Louise Erdrich’s The Round House expertly captures the reality of crime and fear of cri...

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Main Author: Fletcher, Matthew L.M.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository 2017
Subjects:
Louise Erdrich
the Round House
Anishinaabe Law
Criminal Justice
Indian Country
Indian Tribes
Law and Literature
Criminal Law
Indigenous
Indian
and Aboriginal Law
anishina*
Online Access:https://repository.law.umich.edu/articles/2639
https://www.albanygovernmentlawreview.org/article/23983
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Summary:This paper addresses the Indian country criminal justice system’s difficulties through the context of the Great Lakes Anishinaabeg’s traditional customs, traditions, and laws, and their modern treatment of crime. Louise Erdrich’s The Round House expertly captures the reality of crime and fear of crime in Anishinaabe Indian country, and offers a bleak view of the future of criminal justice absent serious reform in the near future.

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