Community and Restorative Justice
- Aboriginal Justice Strategy, The
- The AJS supports four types of alternative justice activities and programs at the community and regional level, cost-shared with the provincial and territorial governments.
Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of- Aboriginal Neighbours
- MCC's Aboriginal Neighbours program works to repair the broken relationships between broader Canadian society and Aboriginal peoples.
- Source: Mennonite Central Committee
- Aboriginal Rights: A New Relationship
- Through public education and action campaigns, KAIROS aims to change federal Aboriginal policy by calling for recognition of Aboriginal traditional rights. This page provides relevant documents and resources.
- Source: KAIROS
- Community Justice Forums
- This map serves as a learning tool and training aid to facilitate discussion and assist with the training of RCMP officers and interested community members in the process of Community Justice Forums (CJF).
- Source: Government of Canada; Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- Funding Youth Justice
- Discusses the funding available to help Aboriginal communities develop their capacity to participate in and/or deliver community-based youth justice options.
- Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of
- Justice
- The Justice portfolio assists other departments in the development of justice programs that address the underlying issues that lead to high numbers of Aboriginal people coming into conflict with the law, etc.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Justice as Healing Newsletter – Native Law Centre of Canada
- A quarterly newsletter which deals with Aboriginal concepts of justice founded upon Aboriginal knowledge and language and rooted in Aboriginal experiences and feelings of wrongs and indignation.
- Source: University of Saskatchewan
- Making it Work: Planning and Evaluating Community Corrections and Healing Projects in Aboriginal Communities (PDF)
- In this manual, which provides step by step guidance showing you how to analyse your local problems and to develop and implement solutions, you will learn how to plan programs to address your community's justice needs.
- Source: Government of Canada; Public Safety Canada
- RCMP Restorative Justice – Recommitting to Peace and Safety
- This page summarizes what is restorative justice, what are the benefits, and what is being done about it.
- Source: Government of Canada; Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- Rekindled Spirit – Research Project in Preparation for the Law Commission of Canada
- The purpose of this research project is to identify Hodinohso:ni (Iroquoian) law/culture and practices that existed prior to the enforcement of sending Aboriginal children to residential school.
- Source: Visions
- Speaking of Abuse: Violence Against Aboriginal Women in Relationships (PDF)
- This booklet is for any Aboriginal woman who needs legal information about her rights because she is being abused, assaulted, or harassed by her husband, boyfriend, or expartner.
- Source: British Columbia's Legal Services Society
For more information on programs and services available to all Canadians, please visit the following Web site: Services for Canadians – Canadian Laws.
