Indigenous justice

Tofino, British Columbia (Rajeev Sharma): In a powerful and unprecedented move, justice in Tofino is no longer confined to cold, distant courtrooms. Instead, it now lives and breathes inside the gymnasium of a former residential school once a symbol of colonial oppression now transformed into a community-driven courtroom led by the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation.Earlier this week, Provincial Court Judge Alexander Wolf delivered a sentence to an Indigenous man for assaulting his partner while intoxicated. Yet the hearing was far from typical. The judge did not sit elevated above the accused. There was no intimidating bench, no formal divide. Just ordinary…