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Moving Towards Justice: Legal Traditions and Aboriginal and Canadian Justice
March 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2006
Location: Saskatchewan Hotel, Regina, Saskatchewan
Creators: The First Nations University of Canada and the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
Schedule:
Wednesday, March 1
7 pm: Reception with Greetings by President Robert Hawkins (University of Regina), President Charlie Pratt (First Nations University of Canada), and Director Ian Peach (Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy)
Keynote Address with Professor Brian Slattery, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Presentation: Aboriginal Rights: Where From? Where To?
Thursday, March 2
8 00 am Breakfast
8 30 am Opening Prayers and Opening Remarks
9 00 am Plenary Address Robert G. Yazzie, Chief Justice Emeritus, Navajo Nation
10 15 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Challenges of Legal Pluralism
• Martin Blanchard, Centre de recherché en éthique de l’Université de Montréal
• Dwight G. Newman, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
Reconciliation: Legal Concept(s) and Faces of Justice
• Winifred Kamau, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Chair: Mr. Ian Peach, Director, Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
B. Self-Governance and the Administration of Justice
• Edward Allen, Nisga’a Nation
• Mary Eberts, Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto
• Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox, Fox Consulting, Yellowknife
Are Self Government Agreements Meaningful? The Importance of Conditions and Mechanisms of Implementation
• Merrilee Rasmussen, Q.C., Regina
Chair: Mr. Richard Gladue, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of First Nations and Métis Relations, Government of Saskatchewan
C. Victimization of Aboriginal Women
• Marie-Ann Day Walker Pelletier, Chief of Okanese First Nations
• Shirley Henderson, Prince Albert Grand Council
• Erica Beaudin, Executive Directorate of Women's Secretariat of FSIN
Chair: Dr. Joyce Green, Department of Political Science & Women's Studies, University of Regina
12 00 pm Lunch with Guest Speaker the Honourable Frank Quennell, Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Government of Saskatchewan
1 45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Traditional Knowledge and Social Order
• Bruno Bonneville, Law Commission of Canada
Indigenous Legal Traditions
• Brad Favel, Department of justice, Government of Canada
• Marina Pavlovic, Faculty of Law (Common Law) University of Ottawa
Dispute Resolution for the Protection of the Traditional Indigenous Knowledge
Chair: John D. Whyte, Senior Policy Fellow, Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
B. Reforms in Policing
• Ovide Mecredi, Chief of Grand Rapids First Nation in Manitoba (to be confirmed)
• Clayton Lerat, A/Inspector, “F” Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Dale R. McFee, Chief, Prince Albert Police Service
Chair: Doug Moen Q.C., Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Government of Saskatchewan
3 45 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Traditional Knowledge, Governance and Social Development
• Ken Goodwill, First Nations University of Canada
• Lorena Fontaine, Department of Indigenous Studies, First Nations University of Canada
Di Be Ni Misowin (to own ourselves): Visiting, Social Justice and Healing
• Marilyn Poitras, Indigenous Peoples Resource Management Program, University of Saskatchewan, and Gloria Lee, Prince Albert Grand Council
Chair: Ms. Jo-Ann Episkenew, Associate Professor of English and Dean of Academics, First Nations University of Canada
B. Aboriginal Justice as Canadian Basic Law
• Thomas Isaac, McCarthy and Tetrault, Vancouver
• Bill Rafoss, University of Saskatchewan
First Nations and the Charter of Rights
• Margot Hurlbert, Departments of Justice Studies, Sociology and Social Studies, University of Regina and John McKenzie, Strategic Corporate Development, SaskPower
Chair: Don Purich, Purich Publishing Ltd.
6 00 pm
Reception
6 30 pm
Evening Supper
7 15 pm
Program with Guest Speakers J. Edward Chamberlin (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Toronto and author of If This is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories?: Finding Common Ground) and Floyd Favel, Artistic Director of Takwakin, reading from Governor of the Dew
The Honourable Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond will introduce Professor Chamberlin, who teaches English and Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto. The Honourable Roy Romanow will introduce Mr. Favel, who works across Canada as a theatre and dance director, theoretician, journalist, writer and performer.
Friday, March 3
8 00 am
Breakfast
9 00 am
Plenary Address by John Borrows, Professor and Law Foundation Chair of Aboriginal Justice and Governance, University of Victoria
Presentation: Teaching Indigenous Legal Traditions
10 15 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Prosecutions and Corrections Reforms
• Sandra DeLaronde, Aboriginal Courtworker Program, Department of Justice, Government of Manitoba
The Utilization of the Gladue Decision in Manitoba Provincial Courts
• Katherine Hensel, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
• Dr. Brian Rector, Director, Program Development and Therapeutic Services, Saskatchewan Corrections and Public Safety
• Lawrence Burnouf, Regional Administrator - Aboriginal Initiatives, Correctional Services of Canada, Prairie Region
Continuum of Care – Institution to Community
Chair: Nora Sanders, Deputy Minister, Department of First Nations and Métis Relations, Government of Saskatchewan
B. Restorative Justice and Aboriginal Justice
• John Hansen, University College of the North, The Pas, Manitoba
Restorative Justice: Aboriginal ways of Responding to Wrongdoing
• Barbara Tomporowski, Department of Justice, Government of Saskatchewan
The Consequences of Accountability: The Impact of Government Reporting Requirements on Restorative Justice Agencies in Saskatchewan
• Juan Marcellus Tauri, member of the Ngati Porou iwi (First Nation) of New Zealand and a Criminologist
Chair: Wanda McCaslin, Native Law Centre of Canada, University of Saskatchewan
12 00 pm
Lunch
2 00 pm
Conference Summary: Moving Towards Justice for Aboriginal Peoples by Judge Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond and the Honourable Roy J. Romanow, P.C., O.C., Q.C.
3 00 pm
Closing Comments and Closing Prayer
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March 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2006
Location: Saskatchewan Hotel, Regina, Saskatchewan
Creators: The First Nations University of Canada and the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
Schedule:
Wednesday, March 1
7 pm: Reception with Greetings by President Robert Hawkins (University of Regina), President Charlie Pratt (First Nations University of Canada), and Director Ian Peach (Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy)
Keynote Address with Professor Brian Slattery, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Presentation: Aboriginal Rights: Where From? Where To?
Thursday, March 2
8 00 am Breakfast
8 30 am Opening Prayers and Opening Remarks
9 00 am Plenary Address Robert G. Yazzie, Chief Justice Emeritus, Navajo Nation
10 15 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Challenges of Legal Pluralism
• Martin Blanchard, Centre de recherché en éthique de l’Université de Montréal
• Dwight G. Newman, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
Reconciliation: Legal Concept(s) and Faces of Justice
• Winifred Kamau, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Chair: Mr. Ian Peach, Director, Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
B. Self-Governance and the Administration of Justice
• Edward Allen, Nisga’a Nation
• Mary Eberts, Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto
• Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox, Fox Consulting, Yellowknife
Are Self Government Agreements Meaningful? The Importance of Conditions and Mechanisms of Implementation
• Merrilee Rasmussen, Q.C., Regina
Chair: Mr. Richard Gladue, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of First Nations and Métis Relations, Government of Saskatchewan
C. Victimization of Aboriginal Women
• Marie-Ann Day Walker Pelletier, Chief of Okanese First Nations
• Shirley Henderson, Prince Albert Grand Council
• Erica Beaudin, Executive Directorate of Women's Secretariat of FSIN
Chair: Dr. Joyce Green, Department of Political Science & Women's Studies, University of Regina
12 00 pm Lunch with Guest Speaker the Honourable Frank Quennell, Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Government of Saskatchewan
1 45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Traditional Knowledge and Social Order
• Bruno Bonneville, Law Commission of Canada
Indigenous Legal Traditions
• Brad Favel, Department of justice, Government of Canada
• Marina Pavlovic, Faculty of Law (Common Law) University of Ottawa
Dispute Resolution for the Protection of the Traditional Indigenous Knowledge
Chair: John D. Whyte, Senior Policy Fellow, Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
B. Reforms in Policing
• Ovide Mecredi, Chief of Grand Rapids First Nation in Manitoba (to be confirmed)
• Clayton Lerat, A/Inspector, “F” Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Dale R. McFee, Chief, Prince Albert Police Service
Chair: Doug Moen Q.C., Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Government of Saskatchewan
3 45 pm
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Traditional Knowledge, Governance and Social Development
• Ken Goodwill, First Nations University of Canada
• Lorena Fontaine, Department of Indigenous Studies, First Nations University of Canada
Di Be Ni Misowin (to own ourselves): Visiting, Social Justice and Healing
• Marilyn Poitras, Indigenous Peoples Resource Management Program, University of Saskatchewan, and Gloria Lee, Prince Albert Grand Council
Chair: Ms. Jo-Ann Episkenew, Associate Professor of English and Dean of Academics, First Nations University of Canada
B. Aboriginal Justice as Canadian Basic Law
• Thomas Isaac, McCarthy and Tetrault, Vancouver
• Bill Rafoss, University of Saskatchewan
First Nations and the Charter of Rights
• Margot Hurlbert, Departments of Justice Studies, Sociology and Social Studies, University of Regina and John McKenzie, Strategic Corporate Development, SaskPower
Chair: Don Purich, Purich Publishing Ltd.
6 00 pm
Reception
6 30 pm
Evening Supper
7 15 pm
Program with Guest Speakers J. Edward Chamberlin (Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Toronto and author of If This is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories?: Finding Common Ground) and Floyd Favel, Artistic Director of Takwakin, reading from Governor of the Dew
The Honourable Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond will introduce Professor Chamberlin, who teaches English and Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto. The Honourable Roy Romanow will introduce Mr. Favel, who works across Canada as a theatre and dance director, theoretician, journalist, writer and performer.
Friday, March 3
8 00 am
Breakfast
9 00 am
Plenary Address by John Borrows, Professor and Law Foundation Chair of Aboriginal Justice and Governance, University of Victoria
Presentation: Teaching Indigenous Legal Traditions
10 15 am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A. Prosecutions and Corrections Reforms
• Sandra DeLaronde, Aboriginal Courtworker Program, Department of Justice, Government of Manitoba
The Utilization of the Gladue Decision in Manitoba Provincial Courts
• Katherine Hensel, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
• Dr. Brian Rector, Director, Program Development and Therapeutic Services, Saskatchewan Corrections and Public Safety
• Lawrence Burnouf, Regional Administrator - Aboriginal Initiatives, Correctional Services of Canada, Prairie Region
Continuum of Care – Institution to Community
Chair: Nora Sanders, Deputy Minister, Department of First Nations and Métis Relations, Government of Saskatchewan
B. Restorative Justice and Aboriginal Justice
• John Hansen, University College of the North, The Pas, Manitoba
Restorative Justice: Aboriginal ways of Responding to Wrongdoing
• Barbara Tomporowski, Department of Justice, Government of Saskatchewan
The Consequences of Accountability: The Impact of Government Reporting Requirements on Restorative Justice Agencies in Saskatchewan
• Juan Marcellus Tauri, member of the Ngati Porou iwi (First Nation) of New Zealand and a Criminologist
Chair: Wanda McCaslin, Native Law Centre of Canada, University of Saskatchewan
12 00 pm
Lunch
2 00 pm
Conference Summary: Moving Towards Justice for Aboriginal Peoples by Judge Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond and the Honourable Roy J. Romanow, P.C., O.C., Q.C.
3 00 pm
Closing Comments and Closing Prayer
http://www.culturescope.ca/ev_en.php?ID=9584_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC