Indigenous justice and restorative justice

Exploring perceptions of convergence and divergence in British Columbia and Saskatchewan

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ID22202500
AuthorsMuhammad Asadullah (0000-0003-1573-2178), Alana Abramson (0000-0001-6936-6033), Xilonen Hanson Pastran, Jori Fulks
Year2023
Volume6
Issue2
Pages235-256
Publication date2023-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Journal of Restorative Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2589-0891 • E-ISSN: 2589-0905
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.5553/tijrj.000146
OpenAlexW4319986814
LanguageEN
Citations received5

Indigenous justice and restorative justice: exploring perceptions of convergence and divergence in British Columbia and Saskatchewan There is a plethora of literature conflating the terms Indigenous justice and restorative justice. This collaborative action research project examined the relationship between Indigenous justice and restorative justice in British Columbia (BC) and Saskatchewan (SK), Canada. This qualitative study employed a decolonising research method. As a result, the research was overseen by a community advisory committee, composed of justice stakeholders and knowledge keepers in BC and SK. Data were collected through 26 key-informant interviews (seventeen from BC and nine from SK) and 33 focus group discussions in eight communities in BC and SK. Our findings included the definitions of restorative justice and Indigenous justice and points of convergence and divergence. This study unearthed a wide range of distinctions between Indigenous justice and restorative justice. According to some participants, ‘there’s absolutely no similarities’ between restorative justice and Indigenous justice, whereas to others restorative justice and Indigenous justice are like the ‘difference between chocolate and vanilla ice cream’. This study demonstrates the importance of dialogue between justice stakeholders and Indigenous Elders, knowledge keepers and communities to reveal the unique and important distinctions between Indigenous justice and restorative justice. This study ends with a discussion on limitations and areas for future research

Criminology · Economic growth · Economic Justice · Geography · Indigenous · Perception · Political science · Restorative justice · Sociology · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology · Ecology

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