Assignment task: Monchalin (2016) provides students with a strong foundation of traditional Indigenous governance systems and how some Nations still use them today. She also raises interesting arguments when describing how some Indigenous communities are returning back to their teachings and methods for dealing with criminal justice matters at a community level. Please answer the following discussion board questions for this week.
Chapter 3: Indigenous Governance and Methods of Addressing Crime
1. What types of stories are used in various Indiegnous traditions, history, or cultures? How and in what ways are they used as reminders or teachers?
2. What do you think are some benefits for a society to follow Indigenous methods of governing crime, as opposed to following Colonial systems of criminal justice?
3. Do you think the way modern courts deal with crimes such as rape are more effective than traditional Indigenous ways of dealing with rapists (P. 55-57)?
What are the courts trying to achieve vs goals of Indigenous societies?