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DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe importance of language in the justice system cannot be 
 understated. The integrity of the system depends on a clear understanding 
 of the rules and processes by the parties involved. For Indigenous Peoples
  to have a fair and just treatment requires that they understand the rules
 \, the processes and the fundamental principles of justice in another lang
 uage. While the integration of Gladue reporting and other remedial measure
 s can help move the marker closer to the goal of fair and just treatment o
 f Indigenous defendants\, much remains to be done to get us there.\n	The ov
 er-representation of Indigenous Peoples in the legal and correctional syst
 ems continues to go beyond what then Minister Allan Rock called a National
  crisis 25 years ago\, and Dr. Ivan Zinger reported on last year as having
  more than doubled.\n	\n	Donald Nicholls is the Director of the Cree Nation 
 Government Department of Justice and Correctional Services since 2009.\n	Pr
 ior to becoming Director\, Mr. Nicholls was the Interim Director where he 
 assisted with preparatory work for the establishment of the Department\, a
 nd was an inaugural Member of the Cree-Quebec Judicial Advisory Committee 
 when established in 2007. Mr. Nicholls stepped down from the Committee to 
 become Director\, and instead work closely with the Committee and CNG. Pre
 viously\, from 2005-2009\, Mr. Nicholls worked as Political Attaché with t
 he Executive Office of the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)/Cree
  Nation Government.\n	Mr. Nicholls comes from a strong background in law an
 d Indigenous issues\, having served as the first Coordinator of Justice fo
 r the Cree Nation Government\, worked with tribal courts\, worked on Indig
 enous cases at mechanisms in the United Nations\, Organization of American
  States\, NAFTA\, and in domestic court systems in Latin and North America
 .\n\nRegister\n
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SUMMARY:Importance of Indigenous Language in the Justice System
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