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Indigenous Worldviews and Knowledge in the Youth Justice Space
Book chapter

Indigenous Worldviews and Knowledge in the Youth Justice Space

Edmond Fehoko, Inez Fainga'a-Manusione, John Davis and Jessica Gerbic
Youth Justice Across the South Pacific: Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, pp.15-34
Routledge, 1st ed.
04/09/2026
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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/52029

Abstract

youth justice Indigenous worldviews knowledge
Understanding [Indigenous] worldviews of both the targeted [Indigenous] community and ourselves is imperative if we are going to do more good than harm (Bishop etal., 2002). This opening statement by Indigenous scholars in the field of research and education underpins the importance of this chapter. Here, we ground ourselves with the imperative to create and re-create more good than harm for our Indigenous peoples and communities. Like other areas, the youth justice field has evolved over the years, with more inclusive and engaging practices woven to fit the demographics of the system. Even with these changes, Indigenous peoples continue to face systemic and epistemic injustice, with many practices and processes culturally insensitive or unsafe.

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