International Indigenous Symposium on Corrections

"Effective Corrections through Indigenous Wisdom"

Proceedings

Westin Bayshore Hotel Vancouver, B.C. Canada March 23-25, 1999

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Agenda of the International Indigenous Symposium on Corrections

Keynote Speech, Ole Ingstrup, Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada

Canadian Session - Rapporteur's Report

Presentation - Elder and Community-Assisted Hearings

United States of America Session - Rapporteur's Report

Mexican Session - Rapporteur's Report

Presentation - Indigenous Groups in the Mexican Penitentiary System

New Zealand Session - Rapporteur's Report

Presentation- Pathways to Reducing Maori Re-offending through Indigenous Wisdom

Australia Session - Rapporteur's Report

Presentation - Over-representation of Aboriginal People in the Criminal Justice System in Queensland, Australia

Presentation - Corrections in Australia: An Indigenous Perspective

Presentation by Lyn Cullinane

Presentation by Rhonda Jacobson

Proposal for Development of International Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Indigenous Persons by:
a. Law Enforcement Agencies;
b. Courts of Law and Tribunals of Inquiry.

Democratic Republic of Congo Session - Rapporteur's Report

Presentation - Some Aspects of Civil Liability in the Traditional Law of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Sweden Session - Rapporteur's Report

Czech Republic Session - Rapporteur's Report

Presentation - Romany and the Criminal Justice System in the Czech Republic

Closing Remarks

Closing Session

Biographies - Speakers

Rapporteurs

Participants