Restorative Justice

Fire Starters

By Jen Storm
Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson & Donovan Yaciuk
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Aboriginal & Indigenous, Prejudice & Racism, Coming of Age, Law & Crime
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Restorative Justice, Smudging, Contemporary Setting, Social Emotional Learning, Death, Grief, and Bereavement, Social Justice, Discrimination, Prejudice and Racism

Fire Starters tackles restorative justice on a contemporary reserve in Northwestern Ontario.

When two white teenagers accidentally set fire to a gas station, their Indigenous classmates are wrongly accused. ...

Three Feathers

By Richard Van Camp
Illustrated by K. Mateus
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Aboriginal & Indigenous, Law & Crime, Coming of Age, Boys & Men
Big Ideas: Aspects of Indigenous Cultures, Restorative Justice, Smudging, Traditional Medicine, Worldviews, Teachings, and Protocols, Contemporary Setting, Diverse and Inclusive Representation, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Social Emotional Learning, Courage, Kindness, Responsibility, Self-Esteem and Self-Reliance, Social Justice, Citizenship and Social Responsibility, Family Separation, Prejudice and Racism, Strong Female Characters
Cultures & Peoples: Dene, Tlicho, Cree
Indigenous Languages: Cree, Dene, Tlicho, Words or Phrases

Three young men -- Flinch, Bryce, and Rupert -- have vandalized their community. They are sent by its Elders to live nine months on the land as part of the circle sentencing process. There, the young ...