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6 Indigenous L.J. 193 (2007)
The Ethical Space of Engagement

handle is hein.journals/ilj6 and id is 193 raw text is: The Ethical Space of Engagement WILLIE ERMINE* I INTRODUCTION 194 II ETHICS 195 III THE STATUS QUO 196 IV THE UNDERCURRENT 197 V INDIGENOUS GAZE 199 VI EMERGENT RULES OF ENGAGEMENT 200 VII RECONCILIATION 201 The ethical space is formed when two societies, with disparate worldviews, are poised to engage each other. It is the thought about diverse societies and the space in between them that contributes to the development of aframeworkfor dialogue between human communities. The ethical space of engagement proposes a framework as a way of examining the diversity and positioning of Indigenous peoples and Western society in the pursuit of a relevant discussion on Indigenous legal issues and particularly to the fragile intersection of Indigenous law and Canadian legal systems. Ethical M.Ed., Ethicist / Researcher with the Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre (IPHRC), and Assistant Professor with the First Nations University of Canada. Willie is Cree and is from the Sturgeon Lake First Nation in the north central part of Saskatchewan where he lives with his family. As faculty with the First Nations University of Canada, he lectures in subject areas of Cree Literature, and Indigenous systems of religion and philosophy. Willie has published numerous academic articles, including a widely read academic paper entitled Aboriginal Epistemology through UBC Press, and contributed recent reports to the Tri Council Panel on Research Ethics, and is a member of the Panel on Research Ethics Technical Advisory Committee on Aboriginal Research (PRE TACAR). His primary focus as an Ethicist / Researcher is to promote ethical practices of research involving Indigenous peoples with particular interest in the conceptual development of the ethical space a theoretical space between cultures and worldviews. Indigenous Law Journal/Volume 6/Issue 1/2007 193

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