SOC219H5 Chapter Notes -Restorative Justice, Indian Act, Dominant Culture
Document Summary
Canada s cjs has failed in regards to all aboriginals pointed out by the aboriginal. Justice inquiry of manitoba (1991) and the royal commission on aboriginal peoples (rcap) Policies are formed by all levels of government (federal and provincial/territorial) and the rcmp, supreme court of canada, and sometimes the lower courts. Federal: criminal code, constitution: indian act, section 35 of canadian charter of rights and freedoms. Provincial ontario court of justice & ministry of the attorney general of ontario: Administration of justice, including application of the criminal code. Rulings that bear directly on aboriginal people and the cjs take into account by all trial courts and all levels of government. Refers only to aboriginal people who are registered with the federal department of indian and northern affairs in having status indian government. Grants by the crown of reserve lands only apply to certain aboriginal people. Aboriginals increasingly live in urban settings (54% in 2006) major implications.
