OPASKWAYAK CREE NATION, Canada — A Manitoba woman arrested over online comments that threatened violence against Indigenous people will serve 80 hours of community service on a First Nation as one of many conditions to resolve the case after participating in mediation circles. "She sees it as an opportunity that will educate her and make her a better person at the end of the day," Opaskwayak Cree Nation Onekanew (Chief) Christian Sinclair said Wednesday. "One of the elders said 'You are now part of our family because we are going to heal together now going forward.'" Both women took part in the first circle on Opaskwayak Cree Nation in January. Christian Sinclair, Opaskwayak Cree Nation Onekanew (Chief)"It's not considered a form of punishment but a form of rehabilitation or reconciliation and you ... come out of it with a win-win situation," Sinclair said.

Source: Huffington Post February 14, 2019 02:48 UTC