Elders – Justice and Elder's Rights
- Aboriginal Elders' Program and Student Supports
- Provides Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students in the Bar Admission Course (BAC), and Aboriginal members of the profession with various teachings and culturally-appropriate counselling services.
- Source: The Law Society of Upper Canada
- Elder and Community Assisted Hearings
- The purpose of Elder assisted hearings is to create an environment which facilitates a culturally sensitive hearing process for Aboriginal offenders being reviewed by the National Parole Board.
Source: Government of Canada; Correctional Service Canada (CSC)- Elder/Healer: The Elements of Promise (PDF)
- This article will outline the orientation and strategy of the Elders who work in Correctional Service Canada (CSC) institutions in the Prairie region.
- Source: Government of Canada; Correctional Service Canada (CSC)
- Understanding and Evaluating the Role of Elders and Traditional Healing in Sex Offender Treatment for Aboriginal Offenders (PDF)
- The following study has sought to enhance our understanding of these important issues and to explore and identify the role traditional healing currently plays in the provision of sex offender treatment programming for Aboriginal offenders.
- Source: Government of Canada; Public Safety Canada
