It is this view that Canada’s judicial system must take on in earnest if it’s to do better by Indigenous people, who continue to suffer injustices at the hands of the justice system. A gathering place for posts about Indigenous Peoples and the justice system in Canada. 668 likes. Indigenous people are the most over-represented population in Canada’s criminal justice system. This review provides a critical overview of Indigenous peoples’ interactions with criminal justice systems. Their experiences within the system are interwoven with issues of colonialism and discrimination. Indigenous Justice Systems and Tribal Society. National data on Indigenous people in the criminal justice system includes data on self-reported victimization , police-reported homicide, and provincial/territorial and federal custody. It focuses on the experiences of Indigenous peoples residing in the four major Anglo-settler-colonial jurisdictions of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. Funded primarily by the Law Foundation of BC and directed by an advisory committee, this outreach program provides education for both Indigenous youth and adults. Indigenous people are overrepresented in Canada's criminal justice system as both victims and offenders. FASD service delivery in terms of diagnosis, prevention and intervention is lacking and has led to inappropriate treatment within the criminal justice system. How do Indigenous peoples calls for justice share ground with Black Americans? Indigenous Peoples & The Justice System. ABOUT RJIP. The Justice System Education Program for Indigenous Peoples (JSEP-IP) provides culturally-sensitive legal education for Indigenous communities throughout BC. “For too long, Indigenous peoples have been over-represented in our criminal justice system,” said David Eby, Attorney General. These Calls to Action recognize that FASD is a health issue that is negatively affecting Indigenous people. ... Then have students share with the class or through a Learning Management System … DOWNLOAD VIDEO. RJIP works to expose and address the disparities of California Indigenous people, especially women and youth in the carceral system using traditional and cultural lifeways and practices, community organizing and advocacy to restore justice to these communities and ancestral homelands. Contemporary American Indian and Alaskan Native people are now faced with making the same commitment to preserve the indigenous justice system the elders maintained and find ways to perpetuate it. [of the] discrimination against indigenous peoples in criminal justice systems, particularly for indigenous women and youth.”* The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as the group of experts is known, focused also on the over representation of indigenous peoples in prison. Almost half of the people in Manitoba agree there is a problem with the Canadian justice system when it comes to treatment of Indigenous Peoples according to a recent report in the Winnipeg Free Press ("Manitobans divided on justice system," April 16, 2018). Like many problems, it's complex and the way to resolution starts with understanding the many issues. Cite this article: Melton, Ada Pecos (2005).