Indigenous Peoples, Canada, Gender and race, Legal pluralism, First Nations, Métis 

"Part I of the book examines the legal and political context for Aboriginal justice, theories of law and the constitution, as well as theories of development and administration that compel much broader initiatives of Aboriginal self-government. Part II examines specific initiatives and the problems some of them have created. Justice reform is complex and controversial. The challenges increase when the context for reform includes the search for greater safety and security in Aboriginal communities, recognition of cultural integrity, and the need to promote inter-societal respect. " - Publisher's Website 

Content:
Part One: The legal and political context for aboriginal justice -- The constitutional context -- 1. The generative structure of Aboriginal rights / Brian Slattery -- 2. Honouring the treaty acknowledgement of first nations ; Self-government: Achieving justice through self-determination / Merrilee Rasmussen -- Conceptualizing Aboriginal rights -- 3. Looking ahead: A pragmatic outlook on Aboriginal self-rule / Martin Blanchard -- 4. Reconciliation: Legal conception(s) and faces of justice / Dwight G. Newman -- Sovereignty and development -- 5. Striking a balance: The rights of Aboriginal peoples and the rule of law in Canada / Thomas Isaac -- 6. Developmental and legal perspectives on Aboriginal justice administration / John D. Whyte -- Part Two: Challenges of first nations and metis justice -- Effective Aboriginal authority -- 7. Justice authorities in self-government agreements: The importance of conditions and mechanisms of implementation / Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox -- Making structural changes in criminal justice -- 8. The criminal justice system and Aboriginal people / Margot Hurlbert and John McKenzie -- Aboriginal women and criminal justice -- 9. R. v. Gladue: sentencing and the gendered impacts of colonialism / Angela Tomporowski -- Making restorative justice work -- 10. The impact of reporting requirements on restorative ; Justice agencies: Implications for self-determination / Barbara Tomporowski -- The charter of rights in Aboriginal government -- 11. First nations and the charter of rights / Bill Rafoss -- 12. Indigenous and state justice systems in Kenya: Toward a realization of justice / Winifred Kamau. 

Proceedings of a conference held in Regina, Sask., Mar. 1-3, 2006.
Published in association with the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy, University of Regina.