The 'Wetiko' legal principles: Cree and Anishinabek responses to violence and victimization

"In Algonquian folklore, the wetiko is a cannibal monster or spirit that possesses a person, rendering them monstrous. In The Wetiko Legal Principles, Hadley Friedland explores how the concept of a wetiko can be used to address the unspeakable happenings that endanger the lives of many Indigeno...

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Main Author: Friedland, Hadley Louise 1976- (Author)
Contributors: Borrows, John 1963- (Writer of preface)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto Buffalo London University of Toronto Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Indigenous children > Abuse of > Canada
Indigenous children > Legal status, laws, etc > Canada
Child Abuse > Law and legislation > Canada
Cree Indians > Legal status, laws, etc
Ojibwa Indians > Legal status, laws, etc
Indigenous Peoples > Canada > Folklore
Legal literature > Canada
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