The Roles and Responsibilities of Aboriginal Women: Reclaiming Justice

This article is a theoretical examination of Aboriginal women's relationship with the Canadian legal system. The focus is on the barriers experienced by women in accessing the male constructed legal system. The article includes a specific focus on issues of language and the disparities experienced by Aboriginals within criminal law. The article concludes with an examination of the place of Aboriginal women within the feminist legal paradigm. [Descriptors: Indigenous Women, Canada]