New Mediation Model for Use in Aboriginal Communities (From Self-Sufficiency in Northern Justice Issues, P 253- 266, 1992, Curt Taylor Griffiths, ed. -- See NCJ-141302)

• NCJ Number: 141313
• Author(s): M Huber; C White
• Date Published: 1992
• Length: 14 pages
• Sale Source: Northern Justice Soc
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Description
• Language: English
• Country: Canada
• Note: From a workshop at the fifth meeting of the Northern Justice Society held in Sitka, Alaska, April 1991.

Annotation

This paper discusses a mediation model for aboriginal communities.

Abstract

Mediation, used widely in the white culture, is appropriate for people in Native communities as well. Mediation is a process in which a neutral third party assists two others with conflicting perspectives to resolve their differences. In this negotiation process, the third party does not have a vested interest in the outcome. Mediation is designed to assist the two parties to hear and understand one another and to work together toward a solution. In using mediation to resolve conflicts in Native communities, it is important to consider how the values of Native culture mesh with the design and aims of mediation. Mediation within the context of communal values has been a part of the past of Native dispute resolution, but Native communities have lost touch with their traditional ways. The use of the mediation model in Native communities is an attempt to give them a tool for conflict resolution with which they feel comfortable. Although the Native community has been and continues to use mediation, a training mechanism is needed to implement the mediation model effectively. 1 resource reading