{"product_id":"returning-to-the-teachings-exploring-aboriginal-justice-paperback","title":"Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRupert Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his bestselling book \u003ci\u003eDancing with a Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, Rupert Ross began his exploration of Aboriginal approaches to justice and the visions of life that shape them. \u003ci\u003eReturning to the Teachings\u003c\/i\u003e takes this exploration further still. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring a three-year secondment with Justice Canada, Ross travelled from the Yukon to Cape Breton Island, examining--and experiencing--the widespread Aboriginal preference for \"peacemaker justice.\" In this remarkable book, he invites us to accompany him as he moves past the pain and suffering that grip so many communities and into the exceptional promise of individual, family and community healing that traditional teachings are now restoring to Aboriginal Canada. He shares his confusion, frustrations and delights as Elders and other teachers guide him, in their unique and often puzzling ways, into ancient visions of Creation and our role with it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eReturning to the Teachings\u003c\/i\u003e is about Aboriginal justice and much more, speaking not only to our minds, but also to our hearts and spirits. Above all, it stands as a search for the values and visions that give life its significance and that any justice system, Aboriginal or otherwise, must serve and respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRUPERT ROSS is a retired assistant Crown Attorney for the District of Kenora, Ontario. Starting in 1985, he conducted criminal prosecutions for more than twenty remote Ojibway and Cree First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario. His first book, \u003ci\u003eDancing with a Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, started his exploration of aboriginal visions of existence and became a bestseller. His second book, \u003ci\u003eReturning to the Teachings\u003c\/i\u003e, was also a bestseller and examined the aboriginal preference for the \"peacemaker justice\" he observed during a three-year secondment with Justice Canada. Both books were shortlisted for the Gordon Montour Award for the best Canadian non-fiction book on social issues, and are presently used in universities and colleges across North America. Following his retirement, Ross was awarded the prestigious 2011 National Prosecution Award for Humanitarianism, and the Ontario Crown Attorneys Association has created an award named after him. He continues to live just north of Kenora with his wife, Val.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753730441504,"sku":"9780143055594","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e9d067fc23a7147f9b406a797a76e674.webp?v=1780026408","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/returning-to-the-teachings-exploring-aboriginal-justice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}