"Thoroughly documented and clearly written, Oral History on Trial is sure to become a leading work in the field. It discusses the standards considered authoritative when undertaking research about Aboriginal peoples and it scrutinizes the way in which law and the courts deal with Aboriginal oral narratives. Raising and resolving key issues about the admissibility and weight of evidence in courtrooms, it is an invaluable resource for judges, lawyers, and legal scholars, as well as anthropologists, historians, and Indigenous rights researchers"--J. Borrows (review, publisher's website)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Issues in Law and Social Science -- 2. The Social Life of Oral Narratives -- 3. Aboriginal and Other Perspectives -- 4. Court and Crown -- 5. The Way Forward? An Anthropological View.
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