Proposes a new approach to (re)solving issues of Indigenous justice Draws on fields such as sociology, public policy, law, socio-legal studies and anthropology Considers the work of (activist) academics, and argues for more cooperation between Indigenous communities and academic disciplines

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Jennifer Hendry is an Associate Professor in Law and Social Justice at the University of Leeds School of Law, UK.

Melissa L. Tatum is a Research Professor of Law at the University of Arizona, USA.

Miriam Jorgensen is the Research Director of the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona, USA.

Deirdre Howard-Wagner is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) at the Australian National University (ANU).

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Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I: A Look at the Existing System.- Chapter 2. Justice as Position, Justice as Practice; Stephen Cornell.- Chapter 3. Indigenous-State Relationships and the Paradoxical Effects of Anti-discrimination Law; Kirsty Gover.- Chapter 4. Pueblo Water Rights; Darren Modzelewski.- Chapter 5. Human Rights and Neoliberal Wrongs in the Indigenous Child Welfare Space; Teresa Libesman.- Part II: Incorporating Indigenous Laws, Methods, and Practices.- Chapter 6. Tsilhqot'in Nation; Renee Racette.- Chapter 7. Customary Law and Land Rights; Amrita Mukherjee.- Chapter 8. Making Space for Indigenous Justice in the Child Welfare and Protection Context; Sarah Ciftci.- Chapter 9. Taking Justice to Aboriginal People; Deirdre Howard-Wagner.- Chapter 10. Thoughts on the 'Law of the Land' and the Persistence of Aboriginal Law in Australia; Wantarri Steve Jampijimpa Patrick and Mary Spiers Williams.- Part III: New Tools and Partnerships.- Chapter 11. Building New Traditions; Jennifer Hendry and Melissa L. Tatum.- Chapter 12. Contestations of Space; Gina D. Stuart-Richard.- Chapter 13. Googling Indigenous Kamchatka; Benedict J. Colombi, Brian Thom, and Tatiana Degai.- Chapter 14. Mana Wahine; Sharon Toi.- Chapter 15. Contemporary First Nation Lawmaking; Miriam Jorgensen