Developing First Nations Courts in Canada: Elders as Foundational to Indigenous Therapeutic Jurisprudence +

• Main Author: Johnson, Shelly
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of Indigenous Social Development 2014
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jisd/article/view/63062

The purpose of this paper is threefold. First, it introduces the concept of Indigenous therapeutic jurisprudence + processes in Canada in which the “plus” represents the critical roles of Elders and spirituality in court proceedings. Second, it identifies and discusses diverse First Nations court mo...