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Indigenous Healing Exploring Traditional Paths with Rupert Ross

February 18, 2015

Ross's first book, Dancing with a Ghost, began his exploration of aboriginal approaches to justice and the visions of life that shape them. In his second book, Returning to the Teachings, Ross went on to examine the aboriginal preference for "peacemaker justice."

In Indigenous Healing, the former crown prosecutor Rupert Ross shares the lessons and insight acquired from years of working with, and learning from, aboriginal communities across Canada. He shares a vision of justice and healing -- a way of seeing that existed long before Europeans came to this continent -- that persists today, albeit often in conflict with western culture. He examines the effects of colonization and assimilation and how social trauma is in fact magnified over the years, passed down to new generations.

Perhaps most difficult for Ross was accepting the aboriginal view that justice is about healing, not punishment. With the lessons here, Ross looks to the future to how health and happiness can be created.

Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue: Octopus Bookstore
Location: Octopus Centretown 2nd Floor, 251 Bank St. Ottawa, ON
Website: http://octopusbooks.ca
For information contact: octopus@octopusbooks.ca
Categories: Native Peoples

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