Indigenous Legal Theory: Some Initial Considerations

Abstract

The author works through questions that surround the notion of Indigenous Legal Theory, arguing there should be a body of theorizing that emanates from, and is focused on, Indigenous peoples of Canada. After an introductory investigation into certain issues and problems around the nature of legal theory, remarks are made about the general forms Indigenous Theory might take. He discusses the insights that might be gleaned from non-Indigenous sources, and the fundamental question concerning ways by which non-Indigenous sources should be approached and employed.