Oral history on trial : recognizing aboriginal narratives in the courts

Type

Book

Authors

Miller, Bruce Granville

ISBN 10

0774820705

ISBN 13

9780774820707

LCCN

KE7709.M55

DDC

342.7108

Tags

First Nations, Constitutional law, Anthropology, Canada, Indigenous Peoples

Abstract

"In this important book, anthropologist Bruce Granville Miller breaks new ground by asking how oral histories might be incorporated into the existing court system. Through compelling analysis of Aboriginal, legal, and anthropological concepts of fact and evidence, Miller traces the long trajectory of oral history from community to court, and offers a sophisticated critique of the Crown's use of Aboriginal materials in key cases, including the watershed Delgamuukw trial. A bold intervention in legal and anthropological scholarship, Oral History on Trial presents a powerful argument for a reconsideration of the Crown's approach to oral history." - Publisher's website

Description

Contents:
Issues in Law and Social Science -- The Social Life of Oral Narratives -- Aboriginal and Other Perspectives -- Court and Crown -- The Way Forward? An Anthropological View.

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