You Have Just Spent Three Years Living on a Native

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Essay

You have just spent three years living on a Native American reservation in order to observe their court system and are speaking before a group of mainstream judges on the differences between Native American justice and their practices. Compare and contrast the two, then discuss whether you believe indigenous Native American justice models have a place in nonindigenous American society.

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Horseshoe-shaped Base

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Sling

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