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Old Posted Jul 26, 2009, 1:16 AM
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We have a court system for Ontarians and a court system for Albertans and so on. Why not a court system for the First Nations? It won't be something that applied to just aboriginals or something that is above the provincial courts. It would apply to their territory and be of equal stature to the other provincial courts. If a white person commits a crime on First Nation territory, they would be prosecuted in the First Nations court, which will simply be one of Canada's various lower courts of justice, one that just happens to have a strong influence from aboriginal tradition.

A system like that would still be subject to the ultimate authority of the Supreme Court. It would be part of a system of self-governance for First Nations (at a level equal to provinces) which would include regional and national level assemblies elected by all constituents over 18, not just band chiefs.
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