First Nations and the Canadian legal system: Conflict management or dispute resolution

I have now set the stage, identifying a terrible gap between Aboriginal people and the mainstream court system, and this prompted two questions: What are the elements of traditional and modern Aboriginal dispute resolution mechanisms, if any, that conflict with the mainstream legal system, with a particular emphasis on the criminal court system? I also propose to explore the following sub question: Can this area of conflict substantiate, by itself, the failure of the mainstream court system to meet Aboriginal Canadians' needs or are there other sources of conflict that contribute to its failure?; Before I started my research and based on what I know of the conflict, I proposed the following hypotheses: My first hypothesis is that cultural alienation is one of the most important factors that render the mainstream system ineffective and irrelevant. My second hypothesis is that if there was a dispute resolution system that was relevant to Aboriginal cultures, then it is likely that it would contribute to reducing conflicts. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)...