Giants and Little People: Indigenous Law in Context

Giants and Little People: Indigenous Law in Context the presenter is John Borrow.

I think that many Mikmaq people would agree that the law system that they have create does not fit the Mi'kmaq society. Many walk out of a court room or house and say hey I feel like I was treated unfairly, or when they try to share a story with a non Mi'kmaq and you know they just don't understand what your point was or why you still would do that. So why is it that non Mi'kmaq people are still being able to choose how Mikmaq people should be judged. These non Mi'kmaq people do not understand the society and how things work. It is unfair because they do not live the life of people living in Mi'kmaq society. The Mi'kmaq people have to create law institute that are create for them by Mi'kmaq people.

John Borrow the presenter in this video also shares about the books that he had wrote. The books help people understand Indigenous law from the "inside out and then from the outside in"  John shares that there is "so much law to be learned in the relationship of the land" I think yes that is true if we just took the time to listen to stories and elders we could learn. Things such as what type of things Mi'kmaq people are entitled to. Mi'kmaq people have always had a special relationship with the land that many non Mi'kmaq people wont understand. Mi'kmaq people need these types of teachings apart of the law system.

Professor Borrows' lecture focuses on the interpretation and application of Indigenous law in a community context. Using ancient Ojibway stories and contemporary texts, this talk will explore the contemporary cultural expression of Anishinabek legal principles and their relevance for and relationship to other legal systems in North America.