Dene Traditional Justice Case Study
Principal Investigator: Ryan, Joan (3)
Licence Number: 11022
Organization: Arctic Institute of North America
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Issued: Jan 01, 1991
Project Team: A. Brockman; F. Zoe; N. Mantla; J. Simpson; M. Rabesca;

Objective(s): To provide an accurate and complete information base of the traditional laws, rules, mores, values and the means used to establish and maintain social control within a Dene community, based on the oral testimony of the Dene elders; to document the extent to which traditional laws, rules, mores, values and mechanisms for ensuring social control are practiced today; to assess which Dene practices might be restored, legitimized, and/or incorporated into Canadian common law and local self-government mechanisms;

Project Description: The Dene Traditional Justice Case Study will document the traditional laws and justice mechanisms of the Dogrib people. The research will address concerns about the effectiveness of the current justice system for Dene in the Northwest Territories. Local Dogrib researchers will be trained and employed to carry out the work.